Photo: Photograph in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Patricia Kennedy Lawford was an actor, film producer and socialite, born on May 6, 1924 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Death is recorded on September 17, 2006, at the age of 82. Education on record includes Rosemont College.
My Take
What fascinates me about Patricia Kennedy Lawford is the ambition that history rarely lets us see. Forever filed under "sister of three Kennedy men," she actually wanted to be a film producer at a time when that door was firmly shut to women. To even voice that goal in the 1920s-1930s required quiet defiance. I find her far more interesting as an aspiring creator than as a footnote to her brothers' political legacy. Born into one of America's most scrutinized families, she carried her own private hunger for the screen. That overlooked thread of personal drive is exactly the kind of detail I want remembered.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリシア・ケネディ・ローフォード
- Reading
- ぱとりしあ・けねでぃ・ろーふぉーど
- Born
- May 6, 1924 – September 17, 2006
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / socialite
2. Background
- University
- Rosemont College
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia%20Kennedy%20Lawford
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8D%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432694
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Patricia Kennedy Lawford born?
Born May 6, 1924.
When did Patricia Kennedy Lawford die?
Died September 17, 2006, aged 82.
Where was Patricia Kennedy Lawford from?
Patricia Kennedy Lawford was from Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.
What did Patricia Kennedy Lawford do?
Patricia Kennedy Lawford worked as actor, film producer, socialite.
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