A Kennedy Family Album
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford, 1924-2006
Inspired by her father's tales of life in the movie business (RKO Studios was one of Joe Sr.'s successful investments), Patricia cast her sights on Hollywood, where she moved after college to pursue a career as a producer and director. Though she did not make the same mark that Joe Kennedy did, she did marry Rat Pack member Peter Lawford in 1954.
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