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Burton Raphael Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and director known mainly for directing Westerns. Budd Boetticher called him "the best Western writer ever." [1] Biography. Kennedy was born in 1922 in Muskegon, Michigan.
- 1955–2000
- February 15, 2001 (aged 78), Sherman Oaks, California, United States
- September 3, 1922, Muskegon, Michigan, United States
- Film director, writer, producer
Feb 17, 2001 · Burt Kennedy, a prolific writer and director of Western films and television shows, including “The War Wagon” and several other movies with John Wayne, died Thursday of cancer at his Sherman...
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Mar 26, 2021 · Burt Kennedy (1922 – 2001), pictured below, was certainly a major figure in our beloved genre. He was involved in one way or another (writer, director, producer) in 50 Westerns, 28 of them feature films, and the rest TV episodes of different shows or TV movies.
Burt Kennedy, a prolific screenwriter and director of the big-star Western epic “The War Wagon,” as well as lighthearted features including “Support Your Local Sheriff” and “Dirty Dingus...
Biography. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Burt Kennedy (September 3, 1922 - February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and director known for mainly directing film Westerns. After World War II service in the 1st Cavalry Division, Muskegon, Michigan-born Kennedy found work writing for radio, then used his training as a cavalry ...
The War Wagon is a 1967 American Western heist film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Released by Universal Pictures, it was produced by Marvin Schwartz and adapted by Clair Huffaker from his own novel.
Feb 17, 2001 · Burt Kennedy, a screenwriter and director of lighthearted westerns, died on Thursday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 78.
