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Kevin McClory

Kevin McClory

Known for

Producing

Born

June 8, 1926

Birthplace

Dublin, Ireland

Died

November 20, 2006 (aged 80)

Biography

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).

Best known work

Thunderball

Thunderball

1965
Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

1983
The African Queen

The African Queen

1952
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

1953
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1952
Everything or Nothing

Everything or Nothing

2012
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010
The Boy and the Bridge

The Boy and the Bridge

1959

Filmography

  1. 2012

    Everything or Nothing

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2010

  3. 1983

    Never Say Never Again

    Executive Producer, Original Story

  4. 1976

    Circasia

    Producer

  5. 1965

    Thunderball

    as Man Smoking at Nassau Casino (uncredited), Producer, Story

  6. 1959

    The Boy and the Bridge

    Director, Producer, Writer

  7. 1956

    Around the World in 80 Days

    Associate Producer, Second Unit Director

  8. 1956

    Moby Dick

    Assistant Director

  9. 1953

    Beat the Devil

    Boom Operator

  10. 1952

    Moulin Rouge

    Boom Operator

  11. 1952

    The African Queen

    Boom Operator

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