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March
10, 1923
Bowers
was born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1928
"Starting
at the age of five, he has played in vaudeville houses and night
clubs, and has had numerous radio engagements. He is a native
of New Jersey." (From his biography in the Playbill for Best
Foot Forward, 1941-1942)
October
1, 1941 - July 4, 1942
Bowers
played Hunk Hoyt in the Broadway production of Best
Foot Forward.
October
8, 1943
MGM
movie version of Best Foot Forward was released. Bowers
played Dutch Miller.
January
19, 1944
MGM
released Broadway Rhythm. Bowers played the role of Ray
Kent.
May
22 - June 10, 1944
In the cast of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera presentation
New Moon.
November
25, 1944
Bowers appears in the musical comedy Glad to See You
in Philadelphia.
January
5, 1945
Dory
Schary Productions released I'll Be Seeing You in which
Bowers played a sailor on a train.
September
15, 1945
Bowers
is performing at the Lowes State Theatre in New York City.
May
16, 1946 - February 12, 1949
Bowers
was in the original cast of the Broadway production of Annie
Get Your Gun. He played the part of Tommy Keeler.
June
17, 1948
Bowers
played a character on the 30-minute summer replacement CBS radio
show The Silver Summer Revue. Shows originated on KNX
AM/FM, Los Angeles.
September
17, 1948
Bowers
played a character on the 30-minute summer replacement CBS radio
show The Silver Summer Revue. Shows originated on KNX
AM/FM, Los Angeles.
January
18, 1949
Bowers
appeared on the television show, School House. In School
House Bowers sang and played the clarinet.
September
29, 1950
Was
in the stageshow Sketch Book at Radio City Music Hall
in New York. This program followed the premiere of the movie The
Glass Menagerie
June
14, 1952
Bowers is in Chicago in the musical review Six on a Honeymoon.
1954
Bowers
was on Chicago's WBKB television show Swingalong
April
23, 1957
Played
"Bud" on A Man’s Game, Kaiser Aluminum
Hour: Season 1, Episode 21. (not verified)
July
8, 1957
Two
recordings reviewed in Billboard's Pop Chart: How Come?
and Half a Mind.
1957
Columbia
XLP 42372, Known Faces, New Faces, Going Places, side
1, track #6 is Weach for the Wafter, Santa by Kenny Bowers
and the J. Carroll Orchestra.
1957
Narrated
Columbia Records album The Little Star of Bethlehem
1958
Columbia
Records Promo 45rpm record: Side 1: Honeysuckle Rose,
Side 2: My Only Prayer Was Answered.
1960
Kenny signs on to be the "comic" for the show Light
Time produced by the National Lutheran Council in Chicago.
An article in the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 3, 1960,
also states that Kenny is "a veteran Chicago actor now located
in Detriot."
July
26, 1991
Kenny
Bowers died in New York City. He is buried in The Actors Fund
plot at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
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