Editing Arthur Kennedy (section)

=== Waning interest, ill-health, then comeback ===

With the death of his wife in 1975, failing eyesight, alcoholism, and thyroid cancer, Kennedy was reported as having lost interest in filmmaking. After ''[[Covert Action (film)|Covert Action]]'' (1978), his next films were ''[[The Humanoid (1979 film)|The Humanoid]]'' (1979) and ''[[Signs of Life (1989 film)|Signs of Life]]'' (1989).<ref name=NYT1989>Glenn Collins, "Arthur Kennedy: Comeback for a Curmudgeon", ''The New York Times'', 30 Apr 1989, p H24, The New York Times (1851–2007).</ref>