List of Famous people with last name Kenton

Erle C. Kenton

First Name Erle

Last Name Kenton

Born on August 1, 1896

Died on January 28, 1980 (aged 83)

Born in United States of America

Filmmaker

Erle C. Kenton was an American film director. Kenton was director of B films, with his most famous film being Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton.

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Stan Kenton

Stanley Newcomb Kenton

First Name Stan

Last Name Kenton

Born on December 15, 1911

Died on August 25, 1979 (aged 67)

Born in United States of America, Kansas

Stanley Newcomb Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward-looking. Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.

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