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Robert F. Kennedy, the 64th United States Attorney General, a U.S. senator from New York, and the brother of United States president John F. Kennedy, has frequently been depicted or referenced in works of popular culture.

Documentaries

Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment focused on Governor George Wallace's Stand in the Schoolhouse Door at the University of Alabama.

Documentary filmmaker DA Pennebaker made several films featuring Kennedy. His short film Jingle Bells (1964) follows Kennedy and his children as they celebrate Christmas in New York City with local school children and Sammy Davis Jr.[1] His later film Hickory Hill documents the 1968 Annual Spring Pet Show at Hickory Hill, the Kennedy Virginia estate.[2]

Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968), by Charles Guggenheim, honored Kennedy soon after his death.

In 1970, ABC-TV presented David L. Wolper's film The Unfinished Journey of Robert F. Kennedy, narrated by John Huston.[3]

In 1973, Gérard Alcan directed and produced The Second Gun, a film about Kennedy's murder.[4]

Shane O' Sullivan's 2007 documentary RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy investigates the assassination and conspiracy theories surrounding it.

The documentary film, A Ripple of Hope (2008), retells Kennedy's call for peace during a campaign stop in Indianapolis, on April 4, 1968, the evening of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.[5]

The documentary film, RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope (2010), follows his five-day visit to South Africa in June 1966, during which he made his famous Ripple of Hope speech at the University of Cape Town.[6]

The documentary film, Ethel (2012), about the life of Ethel Kennedy, recounts many of the major personal and political events of Kennedy's life, through interviews with family members including Ethel herself, and news footage.[7][8]

In 2018, Netflix released the 4-part documentary Bobby Kennedy for President that focused on his political rise and brief campaign for president in 1968.[9]

Films and television

Kennedy's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis has been dramatized by Martin Sheen in the TV play The Missiles of October (1974) and by Steven Culp in Thirteen Days (2000).[10]

He is portrayed by John Shea in the TV miniseries Kennedy (1983).[11]

He is portrayed by Cotter Smith in the television miniseries Blood Feud (1983).

He is portrayed by Brad Davis in the three-part TV mini-series Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985), based on the book by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.[12]

The 1985 film Prince Jack portrays Attorney General Kennedy's (James F. Kelly) efforts to address the Civil rights movement.

He is portrayed by Nicholas Campbell in the television mini-series Hoover vs. The Kennedys (1987).

He was portrayed by Kevin Anderson in Hoffa (1992)[13][14] and by Željko Ivanek in the HBO film The Rat Pack (1998).[15]

He is played by Linus Roache in the made-for-TV movie RFK (2002), which portrays his life from the time of his brother's assassination to his own death.[16]

The film Bobby (2006) is the story of multiple people's lives leading up to RFK's assassination. The film employs stock footage from his presidential campaign, and he is briefly portrayed by Dave Fraunces.[17]

Barry Pepper won an Emmy for his portrayal of Kennedy in The Kennedys (2011), an 8-part miniseries.[18][19]

In the biographical movie J. Edgar (2011), RFK is played by Jeffrey Donovan.[20]

He was played by Russell Lucas in Seven Days That Made a President (2013).

Jack Noseworthy plays Robert Kennedy in the 2013 film Killing Kennedy.

He is played by Peter Sarsgaard in the film about Jacqueline Kennedy, Jackie (2016).[21][22]

He is played by Julian Ovenden in the TV series The Crown in the episode "Dear Mrs Kennedy" (2017).

He is played by Jack Huston in Martin Scorsese's film The Irishman (2019).[23]

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Music

The Rolling Stones began recording the song "Sympathy for the Devil" on June 4, 1968.[24] The original lyrics included the line, "I shouted out 'Who killed Kennedy?'", which was changed to, "I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?'"[25]

The 1968 song "Abraham, Martin and John" is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.[26]

The song "Starlight" by Taylor Swift on her 2012 album Red is about the courtship of Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel.[27]

Novels

James Ellroy wrote a fictionalized historical version of Robert F. Kennedy in his Underworld USA Trilogy novels.[28][29] He is an important secondary character, and appears in two of the three novels in the trilogy: American Tabloid (1995) and The Cold Six Thousand (2001).

Plays

British playwright Roy Smiles' play about Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, The Last Pilgrim, was staged in London in 2010.[30] It was shortlisted for Best Play at the Off West End Awards in the UK in 2011.[31]

Robert F. Kennedy is the inspiration behind British theatre maker Russell Lucas's 'The Bobby Kennedy Experience' , directed by Sarah-Louise Young.

Poetry

Robert Lowell wrote several poems about Kennedy; his elegy for him includes the line, "doom was woven in your nerves".[32]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jingle Bells". phfilms.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hickory Hill". phfilms.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Unfinished Journey of Robert F. Kennedy (1970)". David L. Wolper. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Second Gun: Who Really Killed Robert Kennedy?". freedocumentaries.org. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  5. ^ "Ripple of Hope". rippleofhopemovie.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  6. ^ Shore, Larry. "RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope". rfksafilm.org. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "A Kennedy home movie: Ethel Kennedy and family remember". The Boston Globe. October 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Stuever, Hank (October 11, 2012). "HBO's 'Ethel': A Kennedy daughter, born late, reaches into the vault of memories". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (2018-04-30). "'Bobby Kennedy for President' Captures an Awkward Icon". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  10. ^ Teachout, Terry (October 15, 2012). ""The Missiles of October"". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Best and worst portrayals of JFK". Daily Journal. November 22, 2013.
  12. ^ "Robert Kennedy & His Times (mini-series) - Sony's Formal Press Release for Their 2-DVD Set". TVShows on dvd. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Johnson, Malcolm (December 25, 1992). "Nicholson Performance Strong, But Devito Robs 'Hoffa' Of Drama". Hartford Courant.
  14. ^ Thompson, Gary (December 24, 1992). "Solidarity With 'Hoffa' Teamster Boss Portrayed As Working-class Tragic Hero". philly.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "Review: 'The Rat Pack'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Matt Damon set to play Bobby Kennedy in new RFK biopic - report". New York Daily News. February 24, 2010.
  17. ^ "About 21st Street Films". 21st Street Films. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Barry Pepper Says 'Kennedys' Emmy Nods a 'Wonderful Validation'". wsj.com. July 15, 2011.
  19. ^ "9 actors who have played John F. Kennedy". theweek.com. November 8, 2013.
  20. ^ Fleming, Mike (March 8, 2011). "Jeffrey Donovan Playing RFK in 'J. Edgar'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  21. ^ "Peter Sarsgaard to Play Robert Kennedy Opposite Natalie Portman in 'Jackie' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. October 28, 2015.
  22. ^ Smith, Nigel M. (October 28, 2015). "Peter Sarsgaard set to play Robert F Kennedy opposite Natalie Portman". The Guardian.
  23. ^ "'The Irishman' another hit for DeNiro, Pacino, Scorsese". bostonherald.com. November 15, 2019.
  24. ^ Zentgraf, Nico. "The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones 1962–2008". nzentgraf.de. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  25. ^ Jagger/Richards (June 20, 2004). "Sympathy for the Devil". RollingStones.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
  26. ^ Margolick, David (2018-06-05). "Opinion | How Robert Kennedy Inspired 'Abraham, Martin and John'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  27. ^ Farley, Christopher John (October 18, 2012). "Taylor Swift's Kennedy Inspiration". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  28. ^ Ellroy, James (1995). American Tabloid. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0-679-40391-4.
  29. ^ Ellroy, James (2001). The Cold Six Thousand. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0-679-40392-2.
  30. ^ "The Last Pilgrim by Roy Smiles at the White Bear 28 Sep". londontheatre.co.uk. September 5, 2010.
  31. ^ "Roy Smiles". Red Admiral Records LLP.
  32. ^ Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. (1978). "Robert Kennedy and His Times". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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