page_title: Robert W. Kenny
section_title: Press
hierarchical_section_title: Robert W. Kenny / Career / Press
caption_attribution_description: English: James Rolph, Governor of California
context_page_description: Robert W. Kenny, 21st Attorney General of California, was "a colorful figure in state politics for many years" who in 1946 ran unsuccessfully against Earl Warren for state governor. In 1947, he led the defense of the Hollywood Ten.
context_section_description: In 1921, Kenny joined the Los Angeles Times, where he worked with Chapin Hall, and eventually became a financial editor there.  In 1922, he joined United Press news service.  He then worked for the Chicago Tribune in Paris.  In 1923, he returned to Los Angeles and worked for United News.  He then opened his own press service with Ted Taylor, called the Los Angeles Press Service, while also working the for the Los Angeles Express.  After studying law privately, in 1926 he passed a civil service examination and was admitted to the state bar.
caption: Kenny rose to power on the coattails of James Rolph by supporting him for California governor in 1930
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