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The name Neal means "A Champion" and is of Celtic origin.
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Neal Kenyon
Neal Kenyon (December 6, 1929 – December 19, 2008) was an American theatre director, choreographer, and actor.
Born in Hammond, Indiana, Kenyon graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in theatre. He began his career working in television, and then made his off-Broadway stage debut in 1958 in The Boy Friend.
He directed and choreographed both off-Broadway and Broadway shows in the 1970s. He then began a teaching career, at Florida State University (FSU) in Sarasota, Florida from 1976 to 1981, and then at FSU in Tallahassee.
Kenyon received the Drama Desk Award for directing the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea.
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