Kenner may refer to:
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- Chris Kenner, R&B singer/songwriter popular in the early 1960s
- Duncan F. Kenner, advocate for the Confederate States of America in the 1860s
- Hugh Kenner, Canadian literary scholar and author
- Kevin Kenner, American concert pianist
- Kinzie Kenner, American pornographic actress
- Laurel Kenner, New York financial writer
Other uses [link]
- Kenner, an American toy company (1947-1991), now part of Hasbro
- Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- Kenner, Louisiana
- Kenner (film) a 1969 MGM film starring Jim Brown that was filmed in India
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Kenner Products
Kenner Products was an American toy company founded in 1947. Throughout its history the Kenner brand produced several highly recognizable toys and merchandise lines, including the original series of Star Wars action figures. The company was closed by its corporate parent Hasbro in 2000.
History
Founded in 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio by brothers Albert, Phillip, and Joseph L. Steiner, the company was named after the street where the original corporate offices were located, just north of Cincinnati's Union Terminal. It was a pioneer in the use of television as a medium for advertising toys across the United States, beginning in 1958.
In the early 1960s, Kenner introduced its corporate mascot, The Kenner Gooney Bird, which would be used in both its company logo ("It's Kenner! It's fun!") and TV ads, in both animated form and puppetry. One commercial was produced by Muppets creator Jim Henson. The Bird was phased out by 1974.
The company was purchased by General Mills in 1967. In 1970, General Mills merged its Rainbow Crafts division into Kenner Products, bringing Play-Doh into the Kenner product line. In 1985, General Mills would spin-off both its Kenner and Parker toy divisions to form Kenner Parker Toys, Inc. The following year Kenner Parker sold off its Lionel Trains division.
Kenner (film)
Kenner is a 1969 American drama film directed by Steve Sekely and written by Robert L. Richards and Harold Clemins. The film stars Jim Brown, Madlyn Rhue, Robert Coote, Ricky Cordell, Charles Horvath and Prem Nath. The film was released on April 23, 1969, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Kenner (disambiguation)
Kenner Products is a defunct American toy company now part of Hasbro.
Kenner may also refer to:
