Kevin McClory
| birth_place = Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Irish Free State | death_date = | death_place = St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland | occupation = Screenwriter, film producer, film director}} '''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). Provided by Wikipedia