Saturday, November 12, 2011
Another of his sons, Leo Jr., changed his name to Kenneth MacKenna; McKenna being his mother’s maiden name, who, by the way was a writer. Anyway Kenneth MacKenna became a star on Broadway, then in film, them to directing. He won five Tony Awards, but one thing I read about him that struck me funny came from the words of his dear friend and fellow actor, Katherine Hepburn. She was being interviewed, and the subject of “losing her virginity” came up. Her answer involved Leo Jr., then Ken MacKenna. She said something like: “Well, I thought, someone has to do the dirty deed, and it may as well be Kenneth.”