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Nov 24, 2015 · It's One O'Clock...Time for Detroit's Favorite Movie Host....Bill Kennedy! Originally aired sometime between February and May, 1980 (Sorry that I don't have a more specific date). WKBD was...
Willard "Bill" Kennedy (June 27, 1908 – January 27, 1997) was an American actor, voice artist, and host of the long-running Detroit-based television show, Bill Kennedy at the Movies. He began his career as a staff announcer in radio; Kennedy's voice narrates the opening of the television series Adventures of Superman .
Bill Kennedy at the Movies: With Bill Kennedy. The format of this program was to feature a vintage movie during which Bill would give pertinent information about the actors, directors etc.
Aug 13, 2018 · Bill Kennedy at the Movies. Posted August 13, 2018 by Eric Dalton. Heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis, with Kennedy in 1961. Last summer, were pleased to receive approximately 150 photos from the grandniece of popular Detroit movie host, Bill Kennedy .
Aug 8, 2023 · Movie show host Bill Kennedy talks about Vivian Leigh and Phyllis Diller for a bit in this clip from July of 1980. He answers some questions from viewers and talks a bit about Detroit.
The show was later moved to WKBD and renamed "Bill Kennedy at the Movies." Bill remained a popular local personality until his retirement in 1983. The twice married actor with three children spent his last years in Palm Beach, Florida, where he died of emphysema at the age of 88.
Watch Bill Kennedy, Detroit's favorite movie host, in this rare clip from 1983. He introduces the classic film "The Maltese Falcon" and shares some trivia and anecdotes. If you love old movies and ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Bill began hosting the movie program in 1956 as Bill Kennedy’s Showtime out of CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. In 1969 he moved his program quarters to Detroit’s WKBD and in 1972 changed the title to Bill Kennedy at the Movies.
Bill Kennedy at the Movies (TV Series 1956– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
May 20, 2024 · During the '70s and early '80s, Monday through Friday at 1:00 pm most households tuned into catch Bill Kennedy at the Movies on WKBD Detroit ( Channel 50). It was my mom's favorite, and my entertainment when I was home from school, and to be honest I kind of loved it.
