In 1906, Madge went to New York City to study at the Art Students League where she hoped to become an illustrator. This lasted until she appeared in a student musical, which led to a full time job in a traveling stock company. By 1912, Madge was a Broadway Star with the bedroom farce "Little Miss Brown". For the next five years, Madge continued to find success on Broadway appearing in similar roles. Within 3 months of the formation of Goldwyn Pictures, Sam Goldwyn had signed Madge Kennedy to a big movie contract. Goldwyn was at his best when it came to publicity. It was Goldwyn himself who gave Madge the title of "winsome", and Madge was as winsome and sweet as her light comedies suggested. Some of her films were 'Baby Mine ".
She was dissatisfied with her films for Samuel Goldwyn as she was exclusively cast as a comedienne and in farcical stories.
Kennedy was cast in The Marrying Kind (1952) at the insistence of screenwriter Ruth Gordon. Director George Cukor had originally wanted Ina Claire , while Florence Bates , Dorothy Gish , and Frieda Inescort were also considered. Cukor acceded to Gordons request and was delighted by the results.
After Kennedy and her husband formed their own production company, they purchased the film rights to "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." When they were unable to find appropriate backing, they sold the property to Mary Pickford.
[speaking of the inexperienced people making silent movies in Fort Lee,New Jersey under chaotic conditions about 1917] It really was a case of,the blind leading the blind, and we were all really grateful for some,voice of authority to speak, anybody who could lay down the law and,help us get the job done.
