Search by name or location to find online obituaries Search by name or location to find online obituaries Light a candle for … Doug Kenney was educated in the 1960s at Harvard University, where much of his time was devoted to reviving and editing the famed Harvard Lampoon with classmate Henry Beard. The Life and Death of a Comic Genius. After working on the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate, Douglas C. Kenney co-founded the National Lampoon magazine and the National Lampoon Radio Hour. Writer and Actor. He helped create National Lampoon and co-wrote ‘Animal House.’ Then one day he went off a cliff. Before his death, he wrote a note which he poured his emotion to his girlfriend, “Those days with her… were the best I’ve ever ignored.” Douglas Kenney: Early Life, Childhood, and Education.

On this day, at the foot of a cliff in Hawaii, was found the unfunny remains of one of the great humorists of the 1970s. Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire. About Kenney's death, Harold Ramis famously quipped "Doug probably fell while he was looking for a place to jump". Doug Kenney was educated in the 1960s at Harvard University, where much of his time was devoted to reviving and editing the famed Harvard Lampoon with classmate Henry Beard. So no, there wasn't really a food fight at Doug Kenney's funeral. The satire magazine caused uproar in … Following Kenney's death, the writer's friends speculated that the fall which police ruled accidental may have been intended by their friend. Doug edited the magazine and wrote much of its early material. The movie Animal House, which he co-wrote, made more money than any comedy in history. He co-founded National Lampoon magazine in 1970. Douglas Kenney, Writer: National Lampoon's Animal House. A Futile and Stupid Gesture (casting: Allison Jones), Netflix's new original comedy, captures the rise of Doug Kenney, co-founder of National Lampoon. Following Kenney's death, the writer's friends speculated that the fall which police ruled accidental may have been intended by … Born in West Palm Beach, Florida. Doug Kenney was many things to many people—funny, generous, unknowable. Doug Kenney's brilliance was his humor, and everything it touched turned to gold. Douglas was born on December 10, 1946, in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Doug Kenney was one of the founding fathers of National Lampoon magazine, noted not only for his sometime cruelly funny articles, but also as an editor who, in Michael O’Donoghue’s words, “was the master safecracker. The National Lampoon, which he co-founded, became one of the biggest success stories in publishing. Obituaries & death notices around the UK.