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Kevin McCarthy
Born February 15, 1914 in Seattle, Washington, USA
Died September 11, 2010 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA (pneumonia)
Height 5' 10"
Handsome, chisel-jawed character actor Kevin McCarthy appeared in nearly 100 movies in a career that spanned seven decades. He also had some starring roles, most notably the horror cult classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). He played the disillusioned son Biff Loman in the 1951 screen adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic Death of a Salesman (1951), for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and won the Golden Globe Award for most promising newcomer (male).
He is the younger brother of the late author Mary McCarthy and distant cousin of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy.
McCarthy was orphaned at the age of four when both his parents died in the great flu epidemic of 1918. He was raised by his father's parents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later by an uncle and aunt. He graduated from Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1932. He attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, in 1933, intending to enter into the diplomatic field. He also attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 1936 and the Actors Studio New York, New York. The stage-trained McCarthy frequently appeared on Broadway. He starred as Jerry in "Two for the Seesaw" (1959) and as Van Ackerman in "Advise and Consent" (1960). He also played President Harry S. Truman in the one-man show "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!"
McCarthy showed no signs of retiring as late as June 2007. McCarthy acted in the film The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012), playing the role of the Grand Inquisitor, at age 93, which was finally released in 2011. He died of pneumonia on September 11, 2010.
Spouse (2)
Katherine (Kate) Martin Crane (28 April 1979 - 11 September 2010) ( his death) ( 2 children)
Augusta Dabney (12 September 1941 - 18 February 1965) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
He performed his one-man show "Give Em Hell, Harry" (as Harry S. Truman), for over 20 years and played the role in every state but Alaska and South Dakota. In addition, he won an Obie award for playing President Truman in another play, "Harry Outside" (1975).
Attended Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 Presidential Inauguration.
Made his Broadway debut in 1938 with "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" starring Raymond Massey.
First wife Augusta Dabney was an actress; second wife Kate Crane was a lawyer.
His famous sister was author Mary McCarthy who wrote the best-seller "The Group".
Many of her works were influenced by the trauma of her and her siblings' tragic, difficult and often abusive childhood.
Of Irish descent on his father's side, he was the third of four children (the others were Mary, Preston and Sheridan). His parents, Roy Winfield and Therese (Preston) McCarthy, both died of influenza during the deadly 1918 pandemic. All four children lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota with an overly strict great-aunt and her husband.
The movie version of Death of a Salesman (1951) was not a box office success but earned several Academy Award nominations, including ones for support actor Kevin and lead actor Fredric March.
Graduated from Campion, a Jesuit prep school in Wisconsin. Subsequently attended Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC, in the hopes of initially being a diplomat, but left after only four semesters due to lack of money. Once he decided to try acting, he went back to college.He then studied at the University of Minnesota and majored in drama. His first play there was "Henry IV, Part II".
Served with the US Army Air Forces in 1942 during World War II. He was cast in the stage show "Winged Victory", which opened on November 20, 1943, and went on the play a small role in the movie version, Winged Victory (1944).
Was a strong proponent of the "Method" school of acting and a founding member of The Actors Studio, which was initially formed and taught by Elia Kazan. The first class, run by Robert Lewis, consisted of Kevin, Maureen Stapleton, Montgomery Clift, Tom Ewell, John Forsythe, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Patricia Neal, Karl Malden, David Wayne, E.G. Marshall and Jerome Robbins.
Theater producer and Actor's Studio founder Cheryl Crawford helped get Kevin cast as Biff in the London stage version of "Death of a Salesman" (1949) starring Paul Muni, which opened five months after the Broadway production. He later got the movie role.
Father, with Augusta Dabney, of Lillah McCarthy, Flip McCarthy and Mary Dabney McCarthy. Father, with Kate Crane, of Tess McCarthy (born 1980) and Patrick McCarthy (born 1982).
Was Artist-in-Residence at Kent State University in Kent, OH, during the fall and winter quarter 1979. Taught Theatre and performed his one-man show "Give Em Hell, Harry".
Had appeared in seven theatrical and television films directed by Joe Dante: Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Innerspace (1987), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
Had appeared with Dick Miller in eight films: Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Innerspace (1987), Matinee (1993), The Second Civil War (1997), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Trail of the Screaming Forehead (2007).
His portrayal of President Harry Truman in a touring production of the play "Give 'em Hell, Harry" was the grand opening production of the Hippodrome Theater in Waco, Texas, in 1986.
Personal Quotes (3)
I like acting in the theater more than anywhere else because you get a little more depth and breadth in most stage stories . . . but I enjoy it all.
about his experiences at The Actors Studio] Lee Strasberg could be very caustic and he was fairly nasty to me on several occasions.
In London I played Biff [on stage] with a great deal of anguish and determination and desperation to the point where the part became very personal to me . . . With the exception of Fredric March, the principal actors of the movie had already played their parts in the play in one place or another. So during rehearsals, when [Frederic March] would be telling jokes right up until the director yelled, "Action!", I found myself resenting the way he worked. Not that he wasn't a nice guy . . . It's just that he had never done the investing of his intelligence and feeling in a study of what Willy [Loman] was about. In fact, Arthur Miller thought March played Loman as if he was simply nuts, and never favored what he did in the film at all.

Kevin Robert McCarthy was born on April 7, 1971 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Robert McCarthy.

Kevin Charles McCarthy of Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA was born on September 24, 1932, and died at age 77 years old on April 30, 2010. Kevin McCarthy was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Section 49 Site 191 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.

Kevin William McCarthy of Geneva, Kane County, IL was born on June 24, 1950, and died at age 58 years old on March 5, 2009. Kevin McCarthy was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Section 8 Site 1416 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.

Kevin A McCarthy of Portland, Clackamas County, OR was born on October 12, 1921, and died at age 76 years old on June 25, 1998. Kevin McCarthy was buried at Willamette National Cemetery
Section AA Site 758 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.

Kevin Jon Mccarthy of 10316 Deerwood Ave N, in Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota United States was born on December 26, 1951. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Jon McCarthy.

Kevin Daniel McCarthy was born on July 18, 1960, and died at age 40 years old on September 29, 2000. Kevin McCarthy was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Section 28 Site 1211 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne, Ma. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Daniel McCarthy.

Kevin Andrew Mccarthy of California was born on December 18, 1987, and died at age 22 years old on January 9, 2010.

Kevin F Mccarthy of Churchton, Anne Arundel County, MD was born on April 21, 1958, and died at age 36 years old on September 29, 1994.

Kevin Mccarthy of Waldron, Scott County, AR was born on December 10, 1917, and died at age 75 years old in December 1992.

Kevin Vincent Mccarthy of Castro Valley, Alameda County, California was born on September 17, 1944, and died at age 63 years old on March 17, 2008.

Kevin M Mccarthy of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, CA was born on October 20, 1954, and died at age 50 years old on April 5, 2005.

Kevin Mccarthy of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA was born on January 11, 1948, and died at age 45 years old on July 28, 1993.

Kevin Mccarthy of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on May 8, 1954, and died at age 55 years old on January 22, 2010.

Kevin D Mccarthy was born on December 18, 1945, and died at age 63 years old on January 5, 2009. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin D Mccarthy.

Kevin Mccarthy was born on October 13, 1952, and died at age 27 years old in April 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Mccarthy.

Kevin L Mccarthy was born on November 16, 1980, and died at age 22 years old on May 1, 2003. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin L Mccarthy.

Kevin F Mccarthy of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, MO was born on February 20, 1979, and died at age 25 years old on September 7, 2004.

Kevin J Mccarthy of Camillus, Onondaga County, NY was born on October 16, 1956, and died at age 47 years old on May 6, 2004.

Kevin M Mccarthy of Irvington, Mobile County, AL was born on May 23, 1964, and died at age 38 years old on December 8, 2002.

Kevin Mccarthy was born on May 9, 1955, and died at age 24 years old in August 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Mccarthy.

Kevin W Mccarthy of Stevens Point, Portage County, WI was born on June 15, 1960, and died at age 46 years old on December 1, 2006.

Kevin J Mccarthy was born on January 30, 1956, and died at age 42 years old on April 12, 1998. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin J Mccarthy.

Kevin Mccarthy was born on March 28, 1958, and died at age 31 years old in February 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Mccarthy.

Kevin J Mccarthy of Fairfield, Solano County, CA was born on October 16, 1958, and died at age 44 years old on November 21, 2002.

Kevin P Mccarthy of Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA was born on September 12, 1957, and died at age 47 years old on August 10, 2005.

Kevin Mccarthy of Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois was born on February 7, 1913, and died at age 64 years old in March 1977.

Kevin Mccarthy was born on May 4, 1954, and died at age 21 years old in May 1975. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kevin Mccarthy.
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