Charles Kenyon

Charles Kenyon

Writer. Born 2 November 1880 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 27 June 1961.

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Born
2 November 1880, San Francisco, California, USA
Died
27 June 1961
Active
1935–1937

Biography

Charles Kenyon (2 November 1880 – 27 June 1961) was an American screenwriter. Born in San Francisco, California, he wrote or co-wrote screenplays for more than 110 films between 1915 and 1946.

His credits include The Penalty (1920), The Iron Horse (1925), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935, arranged for the screen with Mary C. McCall Jr.) and The Petrified Forest (1936). He also wrote several stage plays that reached Broadway, including Kindling (1911). Kenyon was married to actress Jane Winton from 1927 to 1930.

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