Pat MacDonnell Net Worth is
$20 Million

Mini Biography

John P.R. (Pat) MacDonnell was created in Berkamstead in 1920, the kid of the Royal Sea Captain. Pursuing his parents divorce he became the stepson of paper magnate Ralph Reed, who was simply afterwards knighted for his wartime provider arranging recycling and rationing as Paper Controller for the Plank of Trade. After departing Ottershaw University in 1936 at age 15, Pat proved helpful for several independent production companies before 1940. These included UK Movies Ltd., Baxter & Barter, United kingdom National Movies Ltd., Julius Hagen Productions and John Stafford Productions. The majority of this early knowledge was on quota quickies, nearly all that have been directed by John Baxter. During this time period, Pat been trained in Surveillance camera Departments being a Runner, Clapper-loader, Focus-puller and Surveillance camera Operator, and was occasionally asked to light small pieces. He also helped in Cutting Areas aswell as Audio, Props, Closet and Stills Departments, creating a wide range of abilities and understanding. He also acquired a particular curiosity about Make-Up in those days and spent weeks learning its methods at his very own expense, which interest later added to his close camaraderie with George Blackler. On the outbreak of WWII he was functioning at Sound City, Shepperton, so when the War Office commandeered the studios he was probably seconded and also other studio room staff to the trick produce of fake aircraft and artillery for use as decoys in the centre East. Saunders-Roe transferred their functions to Shepperton after their close by factory was strike within an air-raid, and Pat was afterwards employed in an integral position assessment parts because of their flying-boats. Incidentally, Vickers-Armstong had taken over Nettlefold Studios in equivalent circumstances, and constructed three huge plane hangars there, which produced excellent sound phases after the battle. In Feb 1943 Pat joined up with the Rank Company like a 3rd Assistant Movie director with Two Towns Movies Ltd. at Denham, and was quickly away to Ireland for area capturing on Henry V (1944). A couple weeks later, having simply switched 18, Vicky Fuggle attained Denham to are a Creation Secretary for RKO Radio Uk Productions Ltd. in the beginning on Herbert Wilcox’s Yellowish Canary (1943) and on Victor Hanbury’s Resort Reserve (1944). They fulfilled when Pat came back to Denham for ‘Henry V’ studio room filming in June 1943, and wedded in Feb 1946. Vicky was also briefly associated with Henry V. Her journal information that on New Year’s Day time 1944 she required music records for Laurence Olivier and William Walton in Denham’s Theater 1. During this time period she was frequently loaned out by RKO in a variety of capacities. While focusing on Yellow Canary she became PA to Anna Neagle in her ‘extra period’. In January 1944 Vicky had taken over from Maude Spector (who acquired moved on to aid Casting Movie director Irene Howard at Two Metropolitan areas) as secretary to Victor Hanbury, and in March transferred again to function for RKO Creation Manager Ernest Keeping. Furthermore to her regular responsibilities, she typed many drafts of the procedure and script for Great Time (1945) with screenwriter John Davenport, including one program of re-writes on the London Medical clinic, where he had been treated for gout pain. She also continuing to take care of dictation and fan-mail for Miss Neagle. In later August 1944, because of her voluntary function for Belgian refugees aswell as her considerable secretarial abilities, Vicky was selected being a temporary PA for Samuel Goldwyn, who was simply in the united kingdom for a couple weeks with respect to Eastern Euro refugees, and needed somebody who could help with that aswell as handling a great deal of movie correspondence. On completion of ‘Henry V’ in Feb 1944, Pat transferred from Two Towns to Independent Suppliers as 2nd A.D. on They Knew Mr. Knight (1946), before becoming a member of Adele Raymond, 1st as her associate, and as Co-Casting Movie director. On Gabriel Pascal’s Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) he previously two jobs. Furthermore to casting both masses and personality parts, he was also 2nd A.D. Other are Casting Director included ‘We Know Where I AM GOING!’ (1945); Stairway to Heaven (1946); Great Anticipations (1946); Green for Risk (1947); Take MY ENTIRE LIFE (1947) and Dark Narcissus (1947). Vicky (now MacDonnell) was also associated with Great Expectations. She became a member of ‘Cineguild’ just like music documenting for Short Encounter (1945) had been finished, and was secretary to Ronald Neame and David Slim throughout the amount of the Dickens adaptations. She remaining in-may 1947 to possess her first kid shortly after capturing started on Oliver Twist (1948). Certainly it was expected that Vicky’s baby seems in the starting series as the newborn Oliver, as well as the capturing schedule was organized around his deadline; but in the function small Anthony was relatively overdue, and unfortunately missed from the title function. The industry as well as the ACT were much less worried about demarcation in those times, and Pat could work in a reasonably wide selection of jobs with Independent Producers. He was 2nd A.D about I Visit a Dark Stranger (1946); Associate Production Supervisor on Captain Boycott (1947); 1st A.D (2nd Device) on Blanche Fury (1948), and on Dulcimer Road (1948), Oliver Twist (1948) as well as the Passionate Friends (1949) he did Production Administration. He was both Creation Supervisor and 1st A.D. on three documentaries produced at Pinewood, and became Associate to Chief Creation Manager Tom Light. In this capability he was connected with Separate Producers whole slate for some time, including The Girl in the Hall (1947); The Crimson Shoes and boots (1948); Sin of Esther Waters (1948); Don’t Ever Keep Me (1949) as well as the Hidden Area (1949), among three films aimed in Britain by Edward Dmytryk while he was blacklisted in Hollywood. In 1948 Pat was loaned to Gainsborough Images as a second A.D. for Once Upon a Wish (1949) and came back to Separate for End Press Gal (1949) as 2nd Device Location Manager. FOR THE Blue Lagoon (1949) he was 2nd A.D once again, and then Alleviation Location Manager about Dear Mr. Prohack (1949). Pat co-directed and managed the creation of ‘The Dark Globe’, a brief charity charm about blindness. He was 1st A.D on numerous advertisements and directed several, including 1 for ‘Dreft’ featuring ‘Patricia Medina’. He also directed the Country wide Anthem film that was screened at every efficiency in Rank cinemas from 1948 before coronation in 1953, when it had been finally replaced. Pat’s final work on the market was as Associate Director on the positioning Device of Treasure Isle (1950), and he took possession of an marketing publication, The Helston and Region Free of charge Gazette. The family members transferred to Cornwall and afterwards to North Devon. He passed away in Ilfracombe in-may 1964. His children consist of musician and agent Tony MacDonnell, professional Chris MacDonnell and editor John MacDonnell. Among his grandchildren are 1st A.D. Joanna MacDonnell, singer-actress Sarah MacDonnell and Graham (Patrick Randal) MacDonnell, who’s currently schooling as an professional.

Known for movies