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Silent screen actress, a child performer in vaudeville from the age of seven, performing in a song and dance act with her brother. On the prompting of her friend Lita Grey, chosen by Charles Chaplin as his leading lady for The Circus. Retired from acting in 1934 to marry choreographer/director Busby Berkeley. Died ten years later of a heart attack, aged just 36. See more trivia »

Born:

Maude Kahler
September 7, 1908 in Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Died:

December 20, 1944 (age 36) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Still of Charles Chaplin and Merna Kennedy in The Circus

Still of Charles Chaplin and Merna Kennedy in The Circus

Still of Charles Chaplin and Merna Kennedy in The Circus

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Known For

The Circus

The Circus (1928)

Red Haired Alibi

Red Haired Alibi (1932)

The Big Chance

The Big Chance (1933)

Come On, Tarzan

Come On, Tarzan (1932)

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Filmography

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Actress (28 titles)

1934 I Like It That Way
Telephone Company Information Girl

1934 Jimmy the Gent
Jitters

1934 Wonder Bar
Claire

1933 Son of a Sailor
Isabel

1933 The Big Chance
Mary Wilson

1933 Police Call
Evelyn Hume

1933 Arizona to Broadway
Flo Sandberg

1933 I Love That Man
Alice (scenes deleted)

1933 Don't Bet on Love
Ruby 'Babe' Norton

1933 Easy Millions

1933 Emergency Call
Day File Clerk

1933 Laughter in Hell
Marybelle Evans

1932 Red Haired Alibi
Lynn Monith

1932 The All-American
Gloria Neuchard

1932 Come On, Tarzan
Pat Riley

1932 Ghost Valley
Jane Worth

1932 Lady with a Past
Ann Duryea

1932 The Gay Buckaroo
Mildred Fields

1931 Stepping Out
Madge Horton

1930 Midnight Special
Ellen Harboard

1930 Worldly Goods
Mary Thurston

1930 King of Jazz
Second Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')/Wife ('In Conference')/Unmarried Wife

1930 Embarrassing Moments
Marion Fuller

1930 The Rampant Age
Doris Lawrence

1929 Skinner Steps Out
'Honey' Skinner

1929 Barnum Was Right
Miriam Locke

1929 Broadway
Billie Moore

1928 The Circus
Merna, His Step-Daughter - A Circus Rider

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Myrna Kennedy

Height:

5' 2½" (1.59 m)

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Trivia:

Silent screen actress, a child performer in vaudeville from the age of seven, performing in a song and dance act with her brother. On the prompting of her friend Lita Grey, chosen by Charles Chaplin as his leading lady for The Circus. Retired from acting in 1934 to marry choreographer/director Busby Berkeley. Died ten years later of a heart attack, aged just 36. See more »

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Virgo