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 Scherman Leo Scherman Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is an award-winning Canadian director, writer, producer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series "Cock'd Gunns (2007)" and the co-writer and director of the feature film "Trench 11 (2017)". Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis. In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies. Leo Scherman trained under Paul