Michael McCarthy (film director)

Michael McCarthy (27 February 1917 – 7 May 1959) was a British screenwriter and television and film director.[1] He entered the film industry in 1934 and worked at the Crown Film Unit.[2]

He died aged 42, survived by a wife and three children. A Variety obituary said he was "regarded as a director of considerable promise".[3]

  1. ^ McCarthy, Michael, British Film Institute.
  2. ^ "Film director dies at 42". Daily Mail. 8 May 1959. p. 18.
  3. ^ "Obituaries - Michael McCarthy". Variety. 20 May 1959. p. 79.