The Lonely Death of Doug Kenney
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
While the name Doug Kenney may not be very familiar, he was a key figure in the new comedy movement of the ‘70s. Kenney helped co-found “National Lampoon” magazine. However, he died believing one of the biggest hits of the early ‘80s, Caddyshack, which he co-wrote, was a failure.
Kenney was editor of the Harvard Lampoon while a student there. He, along with select others such as Henry Beard, helped give the humor magazine a makeover. Kenney graduated in 1969 and along with Beard and another Harvard alum (Robert Hoffman) created National Lampoon magazine.
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