Fenady's early professional experience was as an actor in summer stock theater in the eastern United States. He also toured as a Shakesperean actor with the National Classic Theatre. Fenady wrote the series
The Rebel alongside the actor
Nick Adams, while Kershner directed the show's 76 episodes. He then wrote the script for the Western
Ride Beyond Vengeance and produced the television series
Branded. In 1967, Fenady worked on a new television series,
Hondo, based on the movie
Hondo. The project turned into a TV movie, and brought Fenady to write
Chisum in the 1970s, directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen and starring
John Wayne. During his career, Fenady also acted on occasion. He played
Philip Sheridan in the TV series
The Rebel. He received a
Golden Boot Award in 1995. ==Death==