Kenneth Casey (January 10, 1899 – August 10, 1965) was an American composer, publisher, author, and child movie star in early silents.

Biography

Born in New York City, Casey worked as a child actor in over thirty films for

Vitagraph Studios Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

between the years 1909 and 1913. He appeared with a young

Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...

in the 1909 picture '' We Must Do Our Best''. Howard later became famous as one of

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. As a songwriter, Casey is best remembered for writing the lyrics to "

Sweet Georgia Brown "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey. History Reportedly, Ben Bernie came up with the concept for the song's lyrics – although he is not the credited lyricist ...

" in 1925.

Filmography

* '' We Must Do Our Best'', directed by

Van Dyke Brooke Van Dyke Brooke, ''né'' Stewart McKerrow (22 June 1859–17 September 1921) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director, whose works include '' The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln'' (1908) and '' Lights of New ...

(1909) * ''Mario's Swan Song'' (1910) * ''Over the Garden Wall'' (1910) * ''Chew Chew Land; or, The Adventures of Dolly and Jim'' (1910) * '' Two Waifs and a Stray'' (1910) * '' A Lunatic at Large'' (1910) * '' Ransomed; or, A Prisoner of War'' (1910) * '' The Children's Revolt'' (1910) * '' Jean Goes Fishing'' (1910) * '' Drumsticks'' (1910) * '' A Tin-Type Romance'' (1910) * '' The Misses Finch and Their Nephew Billy'' (1911) * '' Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land'' (1911) * ''

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'' (1911) * '' Mammy's Ghost'' (1911) * ''

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'' (1911) * ''

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'' (1911) * ''

The Show Girl ''The Show Girl'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Mildred Harris, Gaston Glass and Mary Carr.Munden p.712 Cast * Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell * Gaston Glass as Billy Barton * Mary Carr as Mrs. ...

'' (1911) * ''

Barriers Burned Away ''Barriers Burned Away'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Mabel Ballin, Eric Mayne, and Frank Mayo. It is set at the time of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The film is loosely adapted fro ...

'' (1911) * ''

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'' (1911) * ''

The Child Crusoes ''The Child Crusoes'' is a 1911 American silent black and white adventure film directed by Van Dyke Brooke, written by Marison Ziegfeld and starring Norma Talmadge, and Helene and Dolores Costello. Cast * Tefft Johnson as Captain Rhines * ...

'' (1911) * '' Daddy's Boy and Mammy'' (1911) * '' Wig Wag'' (1911) * '' The Little Spy'' (1911) * ''

Captain Jenks' Dilemma ''Captain Jenks' Dilemma'' is a 1912 silent comedy short film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company. It starred John Bunny and Julia Swayne Gordon. Also in the cast were Dolores Costello, Dolo ...

'' (1912) * '' How Tommy Saved His Father'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * '' Tom Tilling's Baby'' (1912) * '' A Story of the Circus'' (1912) * '' The Black Wall'' (1912) * '' The Old Silver Watch'' (1912) * '' The Man Under the Bed'' (1912) * '' An Innocent Theft'' (1912) * '' Fate's Awful Jest'' (1912) * '' A Juvenile Love Affair'' (1912) * '' Ingenuity'' (1912) * '' Vultures and Doves'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) * '' The Higher Mercy'', directed by

William V. Ranous William V. Ranous (March 12, 1857 – April 1, 1915) was an American silent film actor and director and Shakespearean stage actor. Biography William V. Ranous was born in New York State on March 12, 1857. He married writer and translator ...

(1912) * '' Three Girls and a Man'', directed by Albert W. Hale (1912) * '' The Eavesdropper'', directed by James Young (1912) * '' When Bobby Forgot'', directed by

Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film film director, director, screenwriter, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean (dog), Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine ...

(1913) * ''

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'', directed by James Young (1913) * '' The White Slave; or, The Octoroon'', directed by James Young (1913) * '' The Feudists'', directed by

Wilfrid North Wilfrid North (16 January 1863 – 3 June 1935), also spelled Wilfred North, was an Anglo-American film director, actor, and writer of the silent film era. He directed 102 films, including short films; acted in 43 films; and wrote the story for ...

(1913) * '' In the Shadow'', directed by

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(1913) * '' Heartease'', directed by

L. Rogers Lytton Legare Rogers Lytton (born Oscar Legare Rogers; April 9, 1867 – August 14, 1924) was an American film actor of the silent film, silent era and an architect. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1924. Prior to entering films he h ...

e James Young (1913) * '' The Adventurer'', directed by

J. Gordon Edwards James Gordon Edwards (June 24, 1867 – December 31, 1925) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and writer who began his career as a stage (theatre), stage actor and stage director. Biography James Gordon Edwards was born in Montreal ...

(1920)

References

Bibliography

*John Holmstrom, ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 12–13.

External links

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