Burt Kennedy
Directing
- Born
- September 3, 1922 · Muskegon, Michigan, USA
- Died
- February 15, 2001 (age 78)
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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 officer to secure a job as a fencing trainer and fencing stunt doubles in films. That led to Kennedy being hired to write for a television program with a fencing theme for John Wayne's Batjac productions. Although the TV program was never produced it led the young writer to write screenplays for a number of Batjac films starting with the 1956 film Seven Men from Now. In the 1960s, after also becoming a film director, Kennedy moved on to write for western television programs.
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Known for
White Hunter, Black Heart
May 16, 1990
Return of the Seven
October 19, 1966
The War Wagon
May 26, 1967
Support Your Local Sheriff!
March 26, 1969
Suburban Commando
October 4, 1991
Ride Lonesome
February 1, 1959
The Train Robbers
February 1, 1973
The Tall T
April 2, 1957
Hannie Caulder
November 8, 1971
7 Men from Now
July 24, 1956
Comanche Station
January 31, 1960
Support Your Local Gunfighter
May 26, 1971
Behind the camera44
- 2000Comanche Director, Screenplay
- 1991Suburban Commando Director
- 1990White Hunter, Black Heart Screenplay
- 1990Big Bad John Director, Screenplay
- 1988Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? Director, Writer
- 1988Once Upon a Texas Train Producer, Director, Writer
- 1987The Trouble with Spies Writer, Director, Producer
- 1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory Director
- 1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills Director
- 1980