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Kevin O'Donovan McClory (8 June 1924 – 20 November 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, film producer, and film director. McClory was best known for producing the James Bond film Thunderball and for his legal battles with the character's creator, Ian Fleming (later United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Eon Productions).
Kevin McClory was born on 8 June 1924 in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. He was a producer, known for Thunderball (1965), Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Boy and the Bridge (1959). He was married to Fredericka (Bo) Sigrist and Elizabeth O'Brien.
Kevin O'Donovan McClory (1924 - 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director. McClory is best known for as the producer of two James Bond movies, 1965 Thunderball and 1983 Never Say Never Again, which was the result of a long legal battle between McClory and Ian Fleming (later United...
The name’s McClory, Kevin McClory. The Dubliner who helped transform Ian Fleming’s violent secret agent James Bond into the suave spy of the silver screen is the subject of a new documentary.
Dec 2, 2006 · Kevin McClory: Kevin McClory, who has died aged 80, was a screenwriter, producer and director. The Irish-born co-producer of two James Bond films, Thunderball and its remake, Never Say...
Kevin McClory was born on June 8, 1924 in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. He was a producer, known for Thunderball (1965), Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Boy and the Bridge (1959). He was married to Fredericka (Bo) Sigrist and Elizabeth O'Brien. He died on November 20, 2006 in Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland.
Dec 7, 2006 · Kevin O'Donovan McClory, screenwriter and film producer: born Dublin 8 June 1926; twice married (two sons, two daughters); died London 20 November 2006. To devotees of James Bond history, the...
Kevin O'Donovan McClory was born on 8th June 1926 in Dublin, Ireland. His motion picture career spanned screenwriting, producing and directing, and was best known for his "rogue" Bond production "Never Say Never Again" (1983), in which he lured back Sean Connery to the 007 role one last time.
Kevin McClory. Writer, Producer, Director. 7 June 1926 to 20 November 2006. Once an assistant to director John Huston, McClory's cinematic legacy lies with one film - Thunderball (1965). The source of much litigation, McClory claimed co-authorship and was co-producer on the film and a belated remake, Never Say Never Again (1983).
Nov 20, 2006 · Kevin O'Donovan McClory (8 June 1926 – 20 November 2006) was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director. McClory was best known for adapting Ian Fleming's James Bond character for the screen, for producingThunderball, and for his legal battles with Fleming (later United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Eon Productions).
