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Actor Kevin McCarthy, who played a small but pivotal role in Marilyn Monroe’s last movie, died of pneumonia at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, on September 11, 2010, aged 96.
McCarthy was born in Seattle, Washington in 1914, to a wealthy Irish-Catholic father. Kevin’s sister, Mary McCarthy, would later find fame as the author of Memories of a Catholic Girlhood (1957) and a controversial novel, The Group (1963.) They also had two brothers, Preston and Sheridan, and a distant cousin, Eugene McCarthy, later became a Democratic senator.
In 1918, McCarthy’s parents both died of Spanish flu, and he and his siblings were separated, raised by relatives and at a series of boarding schools. According to Mary, all of the McCarthy children endured physical and emotional abuse.
Kevin first became interested in theatre while studying in Minnesota. He married actress Augusta Dabney (‘Gussie’) in 1941, and they had three children, James, Lillah and Mary. One of McCarthy’s closest friends was actor Montgomery Clift. They met in 1942 while working together in a play, and their long relationship is detailed in Patricia Bosworth’s biography of Clift.
In 1949, Kevin played Biff Loman in the London production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, reprising his role in the Hollywood movie two years later. His Oscar-nominated performance was followed by dramas including Drive a Crooked Road (1954), Stranger on Horseback (1955) and An Annapolis Story (1955).
But it was not until 1956 until McCarthy found stardom, in Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body-Snatchers, set in a nameless California town where residents were being replaced by emotionless alien clones grown in oversized seed pods. This cult classic has often been described as a vindication of red-baiting, and it was even suggested that McCarthy was cast because he shared the surname of notorious US senator Joe McCarthy (no relation.)
However, Kevin’s view of the movie was rather PERSONAL: Born February 14 (some sources say February 15), 1914, in Seattle, WA; son of Roy Winfield and Martha Therese (Preston) McCarthy; brother of Mary McCarthy (a writer); married Augusta Dabney (an actress), 1941 (divorced, 1961); married Kate Crane, 1979; children: (first marriage) three; (second marriage) Tess, Patrick. Education: Attended Georgetown University and University of Minnesota. Politics: Democrat. ADDRESSES: Agent—Innovative Artists Talent, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022. E-mail—[email protected]. CAREER: Actor. Actor in films, including (as Ronnie Meade) Winged Victory, 1944; (as Biff Loman) Death of a Salesman, Columbia, 1951; (as Steve Norris) Drive a Crooked Road, Columbia, 1954; (as Andre Rivage) Gambler from Natchez, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954; (as Tom Bannerman) Stranger on Horseback, United Artists, 1955; (as Jim R. Scott) An Annapolis Story (also known as The Blue and the Gold), Allied Artists, 1955; (as Stan Grayson) Nightmare, United Artists, 1956; (as Dr. Miles J. Binnell) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (also known as Sleep No More), Allied Artists, 1956; (as Harry Jordan) Diamond Safari, 1958; (as Raymond Taber) The Misfits, 1961; (as Blanchard) Forty Pounds of Trouble, Universal, 1962; (as General "Happy Jack" Kirby) A Gathering of Eagles, Universal, 1963; (as Dr. John Garrett) The Prize, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1963; (as Allen McCleod) An Affair of the Skin (also known as Love as a Disorder), Zenith, 1964; (as Dick Jensen) The Best Man (also known as Gore Vidal's The Best Man), Warner Bros., 1964; (as Sylvester Josephson) Mirage, Universal, 1965; (as Otto Habershaw) A Big Hand for the Little Lady (also known as Big Deal at Dodge City), Warner Bros., 1966; (as Vershinin) The Three Sisters, 1966; (as Curtis O'Keefe) Hotel, Warner Bros., 1967; (as Colonel Wilson) The Hell with Heroes, Universal, 1968; (as Leslie Born February 14 (some sources cite February 15), 1914, in Seattle, WA; son of Roy Winfield and Martha Therese (maiden name, Preston) McCarthy; brother ofMary McCarthy (a writer); married Augusta Dabney (an actress), 1941 (divorced, 1961); married Kate Crane, 1979; children: (first marriage) three; (secondmarriage) two. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists Talent, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022. For the former House Speaker, see Kevin McCarthy. American actor (1914–2010) Kevin McCarthy McCarthy in 2000 Seattle, Washington, U.S. Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. Augusta Dabney Kate Crane Kevin McCarthy (February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010) was an American stage, film and television actor, remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Following several television guest roles, McCarthy gave his first credited film performance in Death of a Salesman (1951), portraying Biff Loman to Fredric March's Willy Loman. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. McCarthy was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Roy Winfield McCarthy and Martha Therese (née Preston). His father was descended from a wealthy Irish American family based in Minnesota. His mother was born in Washington State to a Protestant father and a non-observant Jewish mother; McCarthy's mother converted to Roman Catholicism before her marriage. He was the brother of author Mary McCarthy, and a distant cousin of U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota. His parents both died in the 1918 flu pandemic, and the four children went to live with relatives in Minneapolis. After five years of near-Dickensian mistreatment, described in Mary McCarthy's memoirs, the children were separated: Ma McCarthy, Kevin 1914-
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Born (1914-02-15)February 15, 1914 Died September 11, 2010(2010-09-11) (aged 96) Alma mater University of Minnesota Occupation Actor Years active 1937–2010 Spouses Children 5 Relatives Mary McCarthy (sister) Early life