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Barry Mahon, known as Jackson Barrett Mahon, was born in 1921 in California. He was an American director, cinematographer and producer. Read the full biography

Barry Mahon, known as Jackson Barrett Mahon, was born in 1921 in California. He was an American director, cinematographer and producer. In the 1940s, Mahon joined the Royal Air Force and fought alongside No. 121 (Eagle), made up of American volunteers. After the war, Mahon became Errol Flynn's personal pilot and manager. He has worked on the production of numerous feature films for film and television, including several films starring Flynn and Gina Lollobrigida, including the failed The Story of William Tell. Mahon founded The Production Machine, a high-tech film production company in Hollywood. Using computer technology and spreadsheet applications such as MultiPlan, he was the first film producer to apply such tools to the breakdown, scheduling, budgeting, and financial analysis of feature films and Columbia Movies of the Week Pictures. Mahon also produced a considerable amount of children's programming. It introduced Conrad Rooks to the world of inexpensive independent films.