Francis Kenny

Francis Kenny
Francis Kenny, ASC 2014
Born	Francis Gleig Kenny Indianapolis, Indiana
Residence	Santa Monica, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	Cinematographer
Children	1

Francis Kenny A.S.C. is an American cinematographer.

Francis Gleig Kenny is an American cinematographer. He is a twice board member of the American Society of Cinematographers and member of the AMPAS Executive Committee for Cinematographers.

Kenny was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, attending schools in Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio;, Atlanta, Georgia;, New Orleans, Louisiana:, Portland, Oregon;, Seattle, Washington;, and high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. At 16 he entered The University of Texas, Austin, Texas; he later attended Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York. He holds degrees in Sociology, English Literature, and Communications.

His father, Francis Bernard Kenny, graduated from Princeton University, worked for the Shell Oil Company and eventually became Treasure. His grandfather, Herman Adkins, was a test pilot for the government at the Indianapolis Experimental Station (Civil Aeronautics Authority) and flew the NC-11 "flying laboratory." The airplane is now located at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Herman Adkins later built The Happy Landings Resort, Lake of the Ozark in Sunrise Beach, Missouri. Adkins was a member of the secretive club for aviators called The Quiet Birdmen.