Michael Kennedy

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• Born: 27 February 1958
• Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
• Died: 31 December 1997 (skiing accident)
• Best Known As: The Kennedy who died while skiing

Michael Lemoyne Kennedy was the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He was married to Victoria Gifford, the daughter of football star Frank Gifford. Despite a career in politics and public service, Michael Kennedy is most notorious for two incidents: an affair with his children's babysitter, which became a public scandal in 1996; and his death after colliding with a tree on the ski slopes of Aspen, Colorado in 1997.

(b Manchester, 19 Feb 1926). English writer on music. He joined the Daily Telegraph in Manchester in 1941 and became its northern music critic (1950) and editor (1960). A prolific and sensitive writer, he has written valuable studies of several English composers (Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Britten), books on Mahler and Strauss and music dictionaries.

Michael Kennedy may refer to:

• Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (1958–1997), son of Robert F. Kennedy
• Michael Kennedy (Dublin politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Dublin
• Michael Kennedy (Longford politician) (died 1965), Irish Fianna Fáil politician represented Longford-Westmeath
• Michael J. Kennedy (1897–1949), American businessman and politician
• Michael Kennedy (climber), American rock and alpine climber, and past editor of Climbing Magazine
• Michael Kennedy (director), Canadian TV/film director
• Michael Kennedy (referee) (born 1961), American football (soccer) referee
• Michael Kennedy (skater), American figure skater
• Michael Kennedy (music critic) (born 1926), British music critic, biographer and musicologist
• Michael Kennedy (attorney), represented, among others, the Mitchell brothers
• Michael Kennedy (footballer) (born 1964), Australian rules footballer with Carlton Football Club
• Doc Kennedy, Michael "Doc" Kennedy, baseball player
• Mick Kennedy, footballer
• Mike Kennedy (born 1972), former professional ice hockey centre
• Michael A. Kennedy head of the Joseph Smith Jr family association

See also

• Michael O'Kennedy (born 1936), Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Tipperary

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