Kennedy Crow, who passed away at age 63 from multiple sclerosis, had a career spanning aviation, publishing, design, and independent filmmaking. Born in Liverpool to Stuart Cross, an auctioneer and accountant, and Patricia Marquadt, a homemaker, Crow grew up hearing stories of her father’s time in the merchant navy and her mother’s experiences at the Cavern club during the Beatles era.
Crow began her professional life in administrative roles, first at Littlewoods in Liverpool from 1979 to 1984, before pursuing a career as a flight attendant with British Caledonian at age 20. She left the airline industry in 1987 due to health concerns and took on a receptionist position at 21st Century Publishing in London before making a significant career shift. After moving to a squatted Georgian house in Bermondsey, London, which she helped preserve and convert into a housing co-operative, Crow pursued formal training in interior design and earned a fine art degree from Middlesex University.
Following a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 1992, Crow transitioned into filmmaking. After marrying in 2000, she and her spouse began collaborating as co-directors on documentary short films about artists and cultural figures. Their work included the series “Word Made Flesh,” which featured films on subjects including Peter Blake, Christopher Lee, and Sir John Tavener, with releases occurring between 2010 and 2017. Additional completed projects focused on Cornelia Parker, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Steve Bell.
Beyond the series work, Crow and her collaborator produced several other films, among them “Little Whispers” (2008), featuring actor Richard Briers, “Man of Sorrows” (2004), and “Bird of Grief” (2020). The couple also created “Being” (2017), a film addressing the challenges of multiple sclerosis while incorporating elements of humor, mod culture, and Brighton. Crow is survived by her spouse and a son, Alexander, from a previous marriage to Gary Jones that ended in divorce in 1997.
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