Editing Kevin McCarthy (actor) (section)

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{{For| the former House Speaker|Kevin McCarthy}}
{{short description|American actor (1914–2010)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name                  = Kevin McCarthy
| image                 = Kevin McCarthy 1.jpg
| caption =McCarthy in 2000
| birth_name            = 
| birth_date            = {{birth date|1914|2|15}}
| birth_place           = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S.
| death_date            = {{death date and age|2010|9|11|1914|2|15}}
| death_place           = [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| othername             = 
| occupation            = Actor
|alma_mater            = [[University of Minnesota]]
| yearsactive           = 1937–2010
| spouse                = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|[[Augusta Dabney]]|1941|1961|end=div}}
  | {{marriage|Kate Crane<br />|1979|2010}}
  }}
| children= 5
| relatives=[[Mary McCarthy (author)|Mary McCarthy]] (sister)
| website               = 
}}
'''Kevin McCarthy''' (February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-kevin-mccarthy-20100913,0,7898882.story?track=rss |title=Kevin McCarthy obituary: 'Body Snatchers' actor McCarthy dies |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 15, 1914 |access-date=September 12, 2010}}</ref> 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).<ref name="NYT091310" />

Following several television guest roles, McCarthy gave his first credited film performance in ''[[Death of a Salesman (1951 film)|Death of a Salesman]]'' (1951), portraying Biff Loman to [[Fredric March]]'s Willy Loman. The role earned him a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin McCarthy|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/kevin-mccarthy|website=GoldenGlobes.com|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=THE 24TH ACADEMY AWARDS – 1952|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952|website=Oscars.org|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Montgomery Clift: A Biography |first=Patricia |last=Bosworth |page=225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNi9ksSb92sC&q=kevin+mccarthy |publisher=Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |edition=1st |date=March 1, 1978 |isbn=978-0-15-162123-1}}</ref>