Leo McKern In 1983, McKern was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts. He frequently travelled between England and Australia both to visit family and friends, and to appear in various films and plays. As he was frightened of flying, he booked tickets to travel on cargo ships. This gave him time and peace to read scripts and contracts, with the added benefit of feeling he was on holidays. McKern informed his daughter Abigail that he suffered from stage fright, which became harder to control with age. He also worried that his stout frame
Leo Green Leo Green Leo Green (30 August 1972) is a British musician, broadcaster, producer, actor, musical arranger, and concert promoter. Green is the son of the late BBC Radio 2 broadcaster, writer, and musician Benny Green and actress Toni Kanal, and is the brother of the writer and musician Dominic Green. At the age of 20, Green was playing sax for Jerry Lee Lewis. Lewis called Green "the greatest sax player I have ever worked with". Following two years touring the world with Jerry Lee Lewis, Green joined Van Morrison's band from 1995 to 2000, appearing all over the world, playing