Who is Douglas Kenney?

Douglas Kenney was an American actor and writer. He also founded the magazine National Lampoon in 1970.

Some of his notable writes include Bored of the Rings, National Lampoon, and National Lampoon’s 1964 High School Yearbook Parody.

On August 27, 1980, Douglas died at the age of 33 after he jumped from a 35-foot cliff called the Hanapepe Lookout.

Before his death, he wrote a note in 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

Douglas Kenney was born on December 10, 1946, in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. He was the son of Estelle “Stephanie” and Daniel “Harry” Kenney. Talking about his nationality, he was American and his ethnicity was Irish and Polish.

Moving towards his education, he attended Gilmour Academy which was a Catholic prep high school for boys.

Later, Douglas Kenney enrolled at Harvard University where he was a member of the Signet society as well as the editor of The Harvard Lampoon.