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He published his first novel, ''The Only Good Body's a Dead One'', in 1970, and became a free-lance novelist in 1972.
Kenrick developed links to the film industry in the 1980s. He wrote the screenplay for his third novel, ''Two for the Price of One'', which became ''[[Nobody's Perfekt]]'', starring [[Gabe Kaplan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobody's Perfekt (1981) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56667-NOBODYS-PERFEKT?cxt=filmography |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films |language=en-US}}</ref> He said in a 1981 interview, "Of the eleven books I've written, eight have been optioned for movies or television. But until now, none of them has ever gotten past the deal stage and onto the screen. I was delighted to do my first screenplay, and see one of my books turned into a movie in the process." Screenwriters [[John Kohn]] and Robert Bentley adapted his 1985 novel ''Faraday's Flowers'' into ''[[Shanghai Surprise]]'', which starred [[Sean Penn]] and [[Madonna]]. Both movies were poorly received.<ref>{{Cite web |title=
He sold the film rights for other novels, including ''A Tough One to Lose'' and ''Stealing Lillian''.<ref name= "SL">{{cite book |last=Kenrick |first=Tony |date=1975 |title=Stealing Lillian |location=New York |publisher=David McKay |at=Dust jacket}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stealing Lillian |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/tony-kenrick-3/stealing-lillian/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[20th Century Fox]] purchased ''The Seven Day Soldiers'', to be directed by [[Robert Aldrich]] and to star [[Steve McQueen]], but the project fell through.<ref name="other">{{cite web |last=Hindes |first=Andrew |title="Brides" scribes try "Other" |date=July 8, 1998 |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/brides-scribes-try-other-1117478249/ |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kenrick |first=Tony |date=1976 |title=The Seven Day Soldiers |location=London |publisher=Michael Joseph |at=Dust jacket}}</ref> [[Tri-Star Pictures]] bought rights to the [[science fiction]] novel ''Glitterbug'', to star [[Bruce Willis]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Kenrick |first=Tony |date=1991 |title=Glitterbug |location=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |at=Dust jacket}}</ref> In 1998, independent producers [[John H. Williams (film producer)|John H. Williams]] and [[Barnaby Thompson]] (calling it "laugh-out-loud funny")<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=Fragile, Vanguard pact |date=Sep 18, 1998 |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/fragile-vanguard-pact-1117480537/ |quote=Barnaby Thompson and Uri Fruchtman's Fragile Films has teamed up with John Williams' Vanguard Films to option Tony Kenrick's novel ''Made for Each Other''... Thompson said: "I've been a longtime fan of [[Preston Sturges]], and when I read this book, I thought it could make a great modern-day equivalent to the films I have loved by the master of character, heart and comedy. The book has some laugh-out-loud funny set pieces and a great romantic comedy premise." The author was repped by Innovative Artists. |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> optioned Kenrick's unpublished novel ''Made for Each Other'' (re-titled ''Fit to be Tied''), a road comedy about two unhappily married couples who find themselves face-to-face with ex-lovers during a bungled heist and a hostage situation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lyons |first=Charles |title=Drazen set to helm 'Fit' |date=Nov 30, 1999 |website=Variety |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/drazen-set-to-helm-fit-1117758496/ |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gunn |first=Ellston |title=Elston Gunn's Weekly Recap |date=December 4, 1999 |website=[[Ain't It Cool News]] |url=https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/4822 |access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> Despite film industry enthusiasm for Kenrick's works, none of these movies were produced.
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