# Kenneth Casey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenneth_Casey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kenneth_Casey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Casey > Source revision: 1280156103 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American actor This article is about the musician and actor. For other people with the name, see [Kenneth Casey (disambiguation)](/source/Kenneth_Casey_(disambiguation)). Kenneth Casey Casey c. 1910 Born (1899-01-10)January 10, 1899 New York City, New York, U.S. Died August 10, 1965(1965-08-10) (aged 66) Cornwall, New York, U.S. Occupations 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. ## Biography Born in New York City, Casey worked as a child actor in over thirty films for [Vitagraph Studios](/source/Vitagraph_Studios) between the years 1909 and 1913.[1] He appeared with a young [Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard) in the 1909 picture *[We Must Do Our Best](/source/We_Must_Do_Our_Best)*. Howard later became famous as one of [The Three Stooges](/source/The_Three_Stooges). As a songwriter, Casey is best remembered for writing the lyrics to "[Sweet Georgia Brown](/source/Sweet_Georgia_Brown)", in 1925.[2] ## Filmography - *[We Must Do Our Best](/source/We_Must_Do_Our_Best)*, directed by [Van Dyke Brooke](/source/Van_Dyke_Brooke) (1909) - *Mario's Swan Song* (1910) - *Over the Garden Wall* (1910) - *Chew Chew Land; or, The Adventures of Dolly and Jim* (1910) - *[Two Waifs and a Stray](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two_Waifs_and_a_Stray&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[A Lunatic at Large](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Lunatic_at_Large&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[Ransomed; or, A Prisoner of War](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ransomed;_or,_A_Prisoner_of_War&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[The Children's Revolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Children%27s_Revolt&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[Jean Goes Fishing](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_Goes_Fishing&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[Drumsticks](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drumsticks_(1910_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1910) - *[A Tin-Type Romance](/source/A_Tin-Type_Romance)* (1910) - *[The Misses Finch and Their Nephew Billy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Misses_Finch_and_Their_Nephew_Billy&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Consuming_Love;_or,_St._Valentine%27s_Day_in_Greenaway_Land&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[A Tale of Two Cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debbie_Does_Dallas_(1911_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Mammy's Ghost](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mammy%27s_Ghost&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[A Little Lad in Dixie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Little_Lad_in_Dixie&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Derelict Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Derelict_Reporter&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Hungry Hearts; or, The Children of Social Favorites](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hungry_Hearts;_or,_The_Children_of_Social_Favorites&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Show Girl](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Show_Girl_(1911_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Barriers Burned Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barriers_Burned_Away_(1911_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Clown's Best Performance](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Clown%27s_Best_Performance&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Long Skirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Long_Skirt&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Cherry Blossoms](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherry_Blossoms_(1911_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Child Crusoes](/source/The_Child_Crusoes)* (1911) - *[Daddy's Boy and Mammy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daddy%27s_Boy_and_Mammy&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Wig Wag](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wig_Wag&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[The Little Spy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Little_Spy&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1911) - *[Captain Jenks' Dilemma](/source/Captain_Jenks'_Dilemma)* (1912) - *[How Tommy Saved His Father](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_Tommy_Saved_His_Father&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Father and Son](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Father_and_Son_(1912_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Tom Tilling's Baby](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Tilling%27s_Baby&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[A Story of the Circus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Story_of_the_Circus&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[The Black Wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Black_Wall&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[The Old Silver Watch](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Old_Silver_Watch&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[The Man Under the Bed](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Man_Under_the_Bed_(1912_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[An Innocent Theft](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_Innocent_Theft&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Fate's Awful Jest](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fate%27s_Awful_Jest&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[A Juvenile Love Affair](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Juvenile_Love_Affair&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Ingenuity](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ingenuity_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Vultures and Doves](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vultures_and_Doves&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[Bumps](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bumps_(1912_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1912) - *[The Higher Mercy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Higher_Mercy&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [William V. Ranous](/source/William_V._Ranous) (1912) - *[Three Girls and a Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_Girls_and_a_Man&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [Albert W. Hale](/source/Albert_W._Hale) (1912) - *[The Eavesdropper](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Eavesdropper_(1912_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [James Young](/source/James_Young_(director)) (1912) - *[When Bobby Forgot](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_Bobby_Forgot&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [Laurence Trimble](/source/Laurence_Trimble) (1913) - *[Cutey and the Twins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cutey_and_the_Twins&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [James Young](/source/James_Young_(director)) (1913) - *[The White Slave; or, The Octoroon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_White_Slave;_or,_The_Octoroon&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [James Young](/source/James_Young_(director)) (1913) - *[The Feudists](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Feudists&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [Wilfrid North](/source/Wilfrid_North) (1913) - *[In the Shadow](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_the_Shadow_(1913_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [James Lackaye](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Lackaye&action=edit&redlink=1) (1913) - *[Heartease](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heartease_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)*, directed by [L. Rogers Lytton](/source/L._Rogers_Lytton) e [James Young](/source/James_Young_(director)) (1913) - *[The Adventurer](/source/The_Adventurer_(1920_film))*, directed by [J. Gordon Edwards](/source/J._Gordon_Edwards_(director)) (1920) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wlaschin, Ken (2008). *The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896- 1929*. [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company). p. 10. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0786438044](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0786438044). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ankeny, Jason. ["Kenneth Casey Biography"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenneth-casey-mn0000766690/biography). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. [All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network). Retrieved 12 April 2016. ## Bibliography - John Holmstrom, *The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995*, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 12–13. ## External links - [Kenneth Casey](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143460/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Kenneth Casey](https://www.discogs.com/artist/670991-Kenneth-Casey) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Kenneth Casey](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125851441) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Italy Czech Republic Spain Poland Finland Belgium Academics CiNii Artists MusicBrainz Discography of American Historical Recordings Other IdRef SNAC Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kenneth Casey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Casey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Casey?action=history)). 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