Edward Kenney, Jr. (b. August 8, 1933) is a Hawai‘i-born American singer/actor best known for the role of "Wan Ta" in the original Broadway production of Flower Drum Song. Now retired, he lives on the island of Kaua‘i and occasionally makes public appearences. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Simon Le Bon lead singer of Duran Duran in concert, 2003. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Flower Drum Song is a Broadway musical with a score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and a book by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on the novel by C.Y. Lee. ...

Family

Born in Anahola on the island of Kaua‘i to a Hawaiian-Chinese mother and a Swedish-Irish father.

Kenney was married to hula dancer Beverly Noa and is the father of Honolulu restaurantuer, Edward Kenney, III [1], [2]. Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...

Kenney and Noa headlined shows at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for years. They reunited for a Honolulu television show on KGMB-TV in the 1980's. Royal Hawaiian Hotel is also known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific. ... KGMB is the licensed broadcast affiliate of CBS in Hawaii. ...

Stage credits

Broadway

• 13 Daughters as Mana, Prince of Hawai‘i (1961)
• Flower Drum Song as Wan Ta (1958-1960)
• Shangri-La as Rimshi (1956)

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Honolulu Community Theater

• Various productions (1950's)

University of Oregon

• Brigadoon

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO) is a Public University located in Eugene. ... DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ...

President William McKinley High School Theater

• 13 Daughters as Chun (late-1980's)

Name President William McKinley High School Address 1039 South King Street Town Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Established 1865 Community Urban Type Public Secondary Religion Secular Students Coeducational Grades 9 to 12 Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges District Hawaii State Department of Education Subdistrict Honolulu District Nickname Tigers Mascot Tiger...

Hawaii Theatre

• 13 Daughters as Kahuna (early-1990's)

Discography

Albums

Solo

• My Hawai‘i
• Somewhere in Hawai‘i
• Exotic Sounds of the Spice Island
• Ed Kenney's Hawaii (1962)

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Included

• Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs - Vol 2 (1999)
• Hawaii's Sunset Melodies (1996)
• Hawaii's Golden Treasures (1996)
• Hawaii's Favorite Christmas Songs (1993)
• Flower Drum Song: 1958 Original Broadway Cast (1958)

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Singles

• "Numbah One Day of Christmas" the Hawaiian Pidgin version of The Twelve Days of Christmas

Co-wrote this with Eaton "Bob" Mangoon, Jr. (13 Daughters composer) and Gordon Phelps. Hawai‘i Pidgin English (Hawaiian Pidgin English is an inaccurate label), also known as Hawai‘i Creole English, HCE, or simply Pidgin, is actually a creole language based in part on English that is widely used by residents of Hawai‘i. ... Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional Christmas song, or Christmas carol. ...

Trivia

• Performed on Hawaii Calls radio show.

External link

• Ed Kenney at the Internet Movie Database
• Liner notes from My Hawaii album