Kerridge was born in
Christchurch, New Zealand, on 30 October 1901. He developed a theatre chain that owned or controlled 133 cinemas, the biggest exhibition chain in New Zealand or Australia. In 1946, Kerridge sold 50 per cent of his cinema chain to the
J. Arthur Rank Organisation of London, netting the vendors almost £1 million, and a
Rolls-Royce car for Kerridge. The chain was renamed Kerridge Odeon. ==Honours and legacy==