Landscape and portrait painter and teacher, born in Exeter, Devon, educated at Rugby School. Served in the Royal Flying Corps in World War I (completed a series of aerial pictures), was shot down and made a prisoner of war. Studied under Richard Jack at London School of Art, Florence School of Art in 1923 and Royal Academy Schools with Charles Sims, 1925–8. After teaching at Rugby, Kennedy taught at Cheltenham College and nearby at Dean Close School, served in camouflage during World War II, then returned to Dean Close, 1945–62. Exhibited at RA, NEAC, extensively at Walker’s and Cooling Galleries. There was a big memorial show at Cheltenham, 1969; one at Mannings, 1972; another at Sally Hunter Fine Art, 1997. Sally Hunter held a joint exhibition of work by Kennedy and his pupil John Marshall at 9 Clarendon Cross in 2002.