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Kenneth Casey

American actor (1899-1965)

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

01Biography

Born in New York City, Casey worked as a child actor in over thirty films for Vitagraph Studios between the years 1909 and 1913. He appeared with a young Moe Howard in the 1909 picture We Must Do Our Best. Howard later became famous as one of The Three Stooges.

As a songwriter, Casey is best remembered for writing the lyrics to "Sweet Georgia Brown", in 1925.

02Filmography

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