Kenneth Casey | |
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Casey in 1910
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Born |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
January 10, 1899
Died | August 10, 1965 Cornwall, New York, U.S. |
(aged 66)
Occupation | Child actor, composer, publisher, author |
Kenneth Casey (January 10, 1899 – August 10, 1965) was an American composer, publisher, author, and child movie star in early silents.
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.