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  1. Barry was born John Barry Prendergast in York, the youngest of four children. His mother, a classical pianist, was English; his Irish father, John Xavier "Jack" Prendergast from Cork , was a projectionist during the silent film era and later owned a chain of cinemas across northern England .

  2. Aug 6, 2024 · John Barry British composer who provided the musical scores for more than 100 motion pictures and television programs, notably 11 movies featuring Ian Fleming’s iconic spy James Bond—From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s.

  3. Feb 1, 2011 · But to June Lloyd-Jones, John Barry was always the little brother who “did well”. “He was the baby of the family,” says June, Barry’s older sister, who still lives in York.

  4. Barry's nephews from Ireland, Michael and Patrick Hayes, were brought to Philadelphia by Captain John Rosseter on his ship, the Rising Sun. Rosseter was a neighbor of the Barry family in Ireland, and the captain also wound up living on the same street as John Barry in Philadelphia.

  5. Feb 19, 2020 · Just a few years later, Barry also lost his younger brother Patrick who also served in the United States Navy and with whom John was very close to. The details of Barry’s tragic personal life are featured on the Spirits of ’76 Ghost Tour .

  6. John Barry, the father of the American Navy, went to sea as a child to escape the Irish penal laws and rose to command the entire U.S. fleet. Tim McGrath writes that Barry’s skills as a mariner and warrior were rivaled only by his heart.

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  8. Nov 3, 2017 · Barry’s brother-in-law William Austin, a Tory, is believed to have come aboard the frigate Effingham to promise him 20,000 gold guineas plus command of a Royal Navy ship to surrender the...