Kenzie MacNeil, Date of Birth

Kenzie MacNeil

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1952

Profession: politician, songwriter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kenzie MacNeil (born September 2, 1952 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian songwriter, performer, producer and director in television, film, radio and stage, and a former Conservative Party of Canada candidate.MacNeil has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St.
Francis Xavier University.
He also studied at the University of Botswana and in Lesotho and Swaziland.MacNeil was a major force behind The Rise and Follies of Cape Breton Island, a satirical sketch review that ran from 1978 to 1982.
The revue included songs inspired by the coal and steel industry of Cape Breton.
MacNeil composed the anthem "The Island", a tribute to coal industry workers in Nova Scotia.
According to Men of the Deeps musical director, John O'Donnell, "the words offer a vivid demonstration that labour in Cape Breton has indeed had a deep cultural impact on the community." MacNeil served a term as chairman of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation.
He also worked as a development officer with the Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development, and has been the editor and publisher of the Cape Bretoner Newsmagazine.MacNeil ran as a Conservative Party of Canada in Cape Breton—Canso in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections, coming third and second respectively behind Liberal incumbent Rodger Cuzner.MacNeil is married and has four daughters.