by Sandra Brennan
biography
American actress Merna Kennedy, born Maude Kahler in Kankakee, IL, began appearing on stage at age nine. Charles Chaplin later discovered her, and had Kennedy play his leading lady in The Circus. Her film career continued through 1934 when she married choreographer/director Busby Berkeley and retired. The marriage broke up a year later. Kennedy died in 1944 of a heart attack. She was only 35-years-old.
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I Like It That Way
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1934 | |||
Jimmy the Gent
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1934 | |||
Wonder Bar
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1934 | |||
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Arizona to Broadway
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1933 | |||
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Don't Bet on Love
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1933 | |||
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Easy Millions
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1933 | |||
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Emergency Call
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1933 | |||
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Laughter in Hell
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1933 | |||
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Police Call
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1933 | |||
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Son of a Sailor
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1933 | |||
The Big Chance
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1933 | |||
Come On, Tarzan
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1932 | |||
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Ghost Valley
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1932 | |||
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Lady with a Past
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1932 | |||
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The All American
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1932 | |||
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The Gay Buckaroo
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1932 | |||
The Red-Haired Alibi
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1932 | |||
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Midnight Special
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1931 | |||
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Embarrassing Moments
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1930 | |||
The Rampant Age
Actor |
1930 | |||
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Worldly Goods
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1930 | |||
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Barnum Was Right
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1929 | |||
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Broadway
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1929 | |||
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Skinner Steps Out
Actor |
1929 | |||
The Circus
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1928 |
