American screenwriter and director, particularly of Westerns. The son of performers, he was part of their act 'The Dancing Kennedys from infancy. He served in World War II as a cavalry officer and was highly decorated. After the war, he joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse, but was ousted after one play as an actor for missing rehearsal. He found a job writing radio programs such as Hash Knife Hartley and The Used Story Lot, then used his army fencing training to land work as a stunt fenc ...[Read Story]