Jimmy Kennedy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Kennedy

Irish songwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1984

Profession: songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Kennedy, (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984), was an Irish songwriter, predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer", or co-writing with the composers Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz (a.k.a.
Hugh Williams) and Nat Simon, among others.
In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.