Charles Rann Kennedy was an Anglo-American

Anglo-American

Anglo-Americanis often used in legal, economic and political writing to refer to those countries that have similar legal regimes that are generally based on the English common law...

 dramatist.

Biography

He began life as an office boy, largely educated himself and began lecturing and writing early. He later became an actor, press agent, and theatrical business manager. This led to the production of dramas for the stage with which he combined the writing of short stories, critical articles and poems. He taught for several years at Bennett Junior College

Bennett College (New York)

Bennett College was a women's college founded in 1890 and located in the town of Millbrook in New York. The school closed in 1978.-History:...

 in Millbrook, New York

Millbrook, New York

Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is often said to be a "low-key version of the Hamptons" and one of the wealthiest towns in New York State. Millbrook's estimated town population was 1,551 in 2008. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, an hour and thirty...

. He retired in Los Angeles.

Works

After 1905, he spent most of his time writing drama, including:

• The Servant in the House, his first success (1908)
• The Winter Feast (1908)
• The Terrible Meek (1911)
• The Necessary Evil (1913)
• The Idol-Breaker (1914)
• The Rib of the Man (1916)
• The Army with Banners (1917)

All of these dramas deal with problems of society and are of a serious, reforming tendency.

Family

In 1898, he married actress Edith Wynne Matthison

Edith Wynne Matthison

Edith Wynne Matthison was an Anglo-American stage actress who also appeared in two silent films.-Biography:...

. She was an advisor during the development of his dramas, acted in them, and also taught at Bennett Junior College.