Neil McCarthy and his wife Marguerite had four children. A daughter, Marjorie, married Dennis J. Gless and were the parents of actress Sharon Gless. She sought her grandfather's advice and he told her: "It's a filthy business. You stay out of it" but a few years later when she spoke to him again about acting, he encouraged her, and gave her money for acting classes.[3] Another daughter, Rosemary, married Dr. John A. E. Bullis. In 1975, Rosemary Bullis was awarded a Silver Cup for Outstanding Achievement by the Los Angeles Times as one of its ten "Women of the Year."[4] In 1966 Marguerite McCarthy died [5] and in 1969 Neil McCarthy remarried artist Mary Beich Myers.
A Polo player and his salad
A polo player, Neil McCarthy was a member of the Midwick Country Club and captain of its polo team.[6]
The Neil McCarthy salad,[7][8] named in his honor, remains a signature dish tossed tableside at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills. The Blvd. restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel also serves a Neil McCarthy tossed salad.[9]
^Los Angeles Times: Archives - Neil S. McCarthy, Millionaire Sportsman and Attorney, Dies
^July 28, 1972 New York Times obituary for Neil McCarthy
January 06, 2023
neil, mccarthy, neil, steere, mccarthy, 1888, july, 1972, american, corporate, film, industry, lawyer, thoroughbred, racehorse, owner, breeder, bornmay, 1888phoenix, arizona, usdiedjuly, 1972, 1972, aged, angeles, california, useducationuniversity, michiganocc. Neil Steere McCarthy May 6 1888 July 25 1972 was an American corporate and film industry lawyer and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner breeder Neil S McCarthyBornMay 6 1888Phoenix Arizona USDiedJuly 25 1972 1972 07 25 aged 84 Los Angeles California USEducationUniversity of MichiganOccupation s Lawyer racehorse owner breederSpouse s 1 Marguerite Gilbert2 Mary Beich MyersChildren4HonorsThe Neil McCarthy salad at the Polo LoungeThe Neil McCarthy salad at The Blvd restaurant Contents 1 Biography 2 A Polo player and his salad 3 Thoroughbred racing 4 ReferencesBiography EditA third generation Los Angeles native he graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in law For about seventeen years McCarthy was associated with businessman Howard Hughes as his attorney and was a vice president in the Hughes organization during World War II 1 McCarthy set up practice in Los Angeles where he rose to fame as an attorney for many in the film industry Among his clients were Paramount Pictures and well known personalities such as producer Cecil B DeMille MGM Studios boss Louis B Mayer and actors Ginger Rogers Joan Bennett Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Joan Crawford Lana Turner and Ava Gardner 2 Neil McCarthy and his wife Marguerite had four children A daughter Marjorie married Dennis J Gless and were the parents of actress Sharon Gless She sought her grandfather s advice and he told her It s a filthy business You stay out of it but a few years later when she spoke to him again about acting he encouraged her and gave her money for acting classes 3 Another daughter Rosemary married Dr John A E Bullis In 1975 Rosemary Bullis was awarded a Silver Cup for Outstanding Achievement by the Los Angeles Times as one of its ten Women of the Year 4 In 1966 Marguerite McCarthy died 5 and in 1969 Neil McCarthy remarried artist Mary Beich Myers A Polo player and his salad EditA polo player Neil McCarthy was a member of the Midwick Country Club and captain of its polo team 6 The Neil McCarthy salad 7 8 named in his honor remains a signature dish tossed tableside at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills The Blvd restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel also serves a Neil McCarthy tossed salad 9 Thoroughbred racing EditIn addition to a home in Beverly Hills McCarthy owned a horse ranch in Hidden Valley His involvement with horses extended to California Thoroughbred horse racing both as an owner and as a breeder In January 1948 he purchased the great Australian runner Shannon 10 The horse won a number of important races for him in California including the prestigious Hollywood Gold Cup Shannon would be voted a share of 1948 American Champion Older Male Horse honors After retiring him from racing McCarthy sold the horse to a breeding syndicate headed by Leslie Combs II of Lexington Kentucky but kept a share of the breeding rights for himself 11 Among his other racing successes McCarthy won the 1959 Bing Crosby and Palos Verdes Handicaps plus the San Vicente Stakes with Ole Fols a horse he purchased in Ireland In 1962 his colt Royal Attack won California s most important race for three year olds the Santa Anita Derby Following a stroke eighty four year old McCarthy died on July 25 1972 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles 12 13 References Edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 2020 05 06 Retrieved 2015 06 18 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Spokane Daily Chronicle Google News Archive Search Newsday The Long Island and New York City News Source Los Angeles Times Archives 10 Honored as Times Women of the Year Los Angeles Times Archives Obituary 1 No Title Los Angeles Times Archives SANTA BARBARA FACES MIDWICK Make the Beverly Hills Hotel McCarthy Salad Hollywood s 5 Favorite Salads Los Angeles Times Archives Restaurants RESTAURANT JOURNAL Now we re seeing double NEW OWNER FOR SHANNON Australian Racer Purchased by Neil S McCarthy on Coast Article NYTimes com Proquest Courant com Los Angeles Times Archives Neil S McCarthy Millionaire Sportsman and Attorney Dies July 28 1972 New York Times obituary for Neil McCarthy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil S McCarthy amp oldid 1106032729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
