Kennedy, Louisa (Livingston)

From collection Person

Louisa was a frequent summer visitor to Mount Desert Island staying at her husband Mike Kennedy's family home, Chiltern, in Bar Harbor. After Mike Kennedy's retirement the couple moved to Mount Desert Island in 1997 building a home at 13 Prays Meadow Road in Somesville, ME. They named it Chiltern after Mike's family summer home. Louisa was active in Mt. Desert Garden Club, Bar Harbor Garden Club, MDI Nursing Association, and the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.

Birth Date

04/04/1934

Birthplace

New York / Manhattan (Borough of City of New York), New York County, NY

Death Date

08/19/2007

Marriage Date/Date Range

06/08/1955

Notable Education

Three years of theater study at Sarah Lawrence College not leading to a degree
Honorary Doctorate from Middlebury College
Honorary Degree from Wilson College

Occupation

1965-69, Beirut, Lebanon, Drama Critic for Beirut Star and L’Orient, Director/Producer American Repertory Theater, Publicity Chairman for American Wives Association, Pen Name: Jamil Kahkife
1969-1975, Washington D.C., Director of Publicity and Public Relations, National Ballet of Washington
1973-1978, Santiago, Chilie, Member of the Chilean National Ballet Committee
1980-1982, Wahington, D.C. , Vice President of Public Relations and Communications, FLAG (Family Liaison Action Group), Director/Spokesperson, FLAG (Family Liaison Action Group)
1969-1981 Million Dollar Club Salesman, Begg, Inc. Relators
1981-1997 Visiting lecture, Stribling and Associates (Real Estate) in NYC,