Biographies: Kevin McClory - Writer

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An Irish actor and writer, born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of actor Thomas John O'Donovan McClory and actress Winifred O'Donovan. He served during World War II as a radio officer in the British Merchant Navy, and later began his career at Shepperton Studios in Middlesex, England, where he was a location manager and worked as an assistant director to John Huston on films including The African Queen (1951) and Moulin Rouge (1952). He was an assistant director on a 1956 version of Moby-Dick, and was co-producer and second unit director on Mike Todd's 1956 film Around the World in 80 Days. Through his long friendship with writer and illustrator Christy Brown, he became an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, producing the 1975 short film Circasia starring John Huston, Sean Connery, and Shirley MacLaine.

• 28 July 2025
• farah ashraf