Douglas was born on December 10, 1946, in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Doug was a student at Harvard University and was a member of the Signet society and editor of the Harvard Lampoon. The National Lampoon, which he co-founded, became one of the biggest success stories in publishing.

Following Kenney's death, the writer's friends speculated that the fall which police ruled accidental may have been intended by their friend. After working on the Harvard Lampoon as an undergraduate, Douglas C. Kenney co-founded the National Lampoon magazine and the National Lampoon Radio Hour. Doug Kenney was many things to many people—funny, generous, unknowable. Doug edited the magazine and wrote much of its early material. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida. Doug Kenney was educated in the 1960s at Harvard University, where much of his time was devoted to reviving and editing the famed Harvard Lampoon with classmate Henry Beard. He helped create National Lampoon and co-wrote ‘Animal House.’ Then one day he went off a cliff. Search by name or location to find online obituaries Search by name or location to find online obituaries Light a candle for … The Life and Death of a Comic Genius. The movie Animal House, which he co-wrote, made more money than any comedy in history.

Doug Kenney's brilliance was his humor, and everything it touched turned to gold. Before his death, he wrote a note which he poured his emotion to his girlfriend, “Those days with her… were the best I’ve ever ignored.” Douglas Kenney: Early Life, Childhood, and Education. Douglas Kenney, Writer: National Lampoon's Animal House. An artistic biography was released in 2018 (A Futile and Stupid Gesture) where Doug was played by Will Forte. About Kenney's death, Harold Ramis famously quipped "Doug probably fell while he was looking for a place to jump". Writer and Actor. He co-founded National Lampoon magazine in 1970. Doug Kenney was one of the founding fathers of National Lampoon magazine, noted not only for his sometime cruelly funny articles, but also as an editor who, in Michael O’Donoghue’s words, “was the master safecracker. The satire magazine caused uproar in … He was the son of Estelle “Stephanie” and Daniel “Harry” Kenney. Following Kenney's death, the writer's friends speculated that the fall which police ruled accidental may have been intended by … Doug Kenney was educated in the 1960s at Harvard University, where much of his time was devoted to reviving and editing the famed Harvard Lampoon with classmate Henry Beard. Though almost completely unknown, this man was one of the originators of a highly popular and groundbreaking new form of comedy and satire.