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Actor. Years active. 1933–1955. Spouse. Natalie Hall. Barry MacKay (born Barry Leonard Graham Reay-Mackey; 8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was an English actor. [1] [2] He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews ' leading man in Evergreen (1934 ...
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Barry MacKay was born on 8 January 1906 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Christmas Carol (1938), Wicked Wife (1953) and The Pickwick Papers (1952). He was married to Natalie Hall. He died on 12 December 1985 in Chelsea, England, UK.
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MacKay was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he attended Oakwood High School. In 1950, he won the National Boys Indoor Doubles Championship. He was the Ohio State High School Tennis Champion in 1952 and 1953.He was ranked #16 in the National Juniors.
MacKay enjoyed a 17-year career as an amateur and a professional tennis player, winning 29 singles titles and 11 doubles. He started his tennis career in the 1950, as National Boys Indoor champion and then in 1952, as the Ohio State High School Champion. From there, he enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1953 along with Mark Jaffe and Dick Po...
In 1964, MacKay moved to California and worked for Jack Kramer on the Professional Tennis Tour. He remained with Kramer through 1966, when he moved to Sausalito, CA. In 1970, MacKay bought the controlling interest in the ATP Pacific Coast Championships in Berkeley, California, when he was ranked #9 in the U.S. He convinced banker Byron Leydecker to...
Starting in the 1970s, MacKay became a Tennis Broadcaster. In 2001, he helped launch Tennis Channel as a Broadcaster. Over his 30-year broadcasting career, MacKay teamed with Arthur Ashe, Bud Collins, Donald Dell, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, Pam Shriver, Tracy Austin, Justin Gimelstob, and Leif S...
Mackay died in San Francisco, Californiaon June 15, 2012, aged 76, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Michele, and daughter, Kelly.
Inducted into the University of MichiganAthletic Hall of Honor in 1980.Inducted into the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Famein 2003.Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Famein 1987.Presented the Bob Hope Awardfor "Amateur Athlete of the Year" in 1960.Barry MacKay at the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsBarry MacKay at the International Tennis FederationBarry MacKay at the Davis Cup- 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- 1970 (#9 US ranking)
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- 1961 (#1 US amateur 1960)
Mini Bio. Barry MacKay was born on January 8, 1906 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for A Christmas Carol (1938), Wicked Wife (1953) and The Pickwick Papers (1952). He was married to Natalie Hall. He died on December 12, 1985 in Chelsea, England, UK.
- January 8, 1906
- December 12, 1985
Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor. He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor. He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938).
