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), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion ...

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

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short-subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical, farce, and slapstick comedy. Six total ...

. 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, 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 Yo ...

(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) * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long impr ...

'' (1911) * '' Mammy's Ghost'' (1911) * '' A Little Lad in Dixie'' (1911) * '' The Derelict Reporter'' (1911) * '' Hungry Hearts; or, The Children of Social Favorites'' (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. Cast * Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell * Gaston Glass as Billy Barton * Mary Carr as Mrs. Udell * ...

'' (1911) * ''

Barriers Burned Away ''Barriers Burned Away'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of thi ...

'' (1911) * '' The Clown's Best Performance'' (1911) * '' The Long Skirt'' (1911) * ''

Cherry Blossoms The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in ''Prunus'' subgenus '' Cerasus''. ''Sakura'' usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of ''Prunus serrulata'', not trees grown for their fruit (although ...

'' (1911) * '' The Child Crusoes'' (1911) * '' Daddy's Boy and Mammy'' (1911) * '' Wig Wag'' (1911) * '' The Little Spy'' (1911) * '' Captain Jenks' Dilemma'' (1912) * '' How Tommy Saved His Father'' (1912) * '' Father and Son'' (1912) * '' Tom Tilling's Baby'' (1912) * '' A Story of the Circus'' (1912) * '' The Black Wall'' (1912) * ''

The Old Silver Watch ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1912) * '' The Man Under the Bed'' (1912) * '' An Innocent Theft'' (1912) * '' Fate's Awful Jest'' (1912) * '' A Juvenile Love Affair'' (1912) * ''

Ingenuity Ingenuity may refer to: *Ingenuity (helicopter), part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission * ''Ingenuity'' (Crespi), a painting * ''Ingenuity'' (album), a 1994 Ultravox album *QIAGEN Silicon Valley, formerly Ingenuity Systems, a biotechnology software comp ...

'' (1912) * ''

Vultures and Doves A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...

'' (1912) * '' Bumps'' (1912) * '' The Higher Mercy'', directed by William V. Ranous (1912) * ''

Three Girls and a Man 3 (three) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cul ...

'', directed by Albert W. Hale (1912) * ''

The Eavesdropper ''The Eavesdropper'' (), also known as ''El ojo de la cerradura'', is a 1966 film directed by Argentine filmmaker Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was financed with the U.S. company Columbia Pictures. Cast * Stathis Giallelis as Martin Casals * Jan ...

'', 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) * '' Cutey and the Twins'', 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 James Lackaye (1913) * '' Heartease'', directed by L. Rogers Lytton e James Young (1913) * '' The Adventurer'', directed by J. Gordon Edwards (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

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Kenneth 1899 births 1965 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors American male child actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American musicians