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 Prabhu Government conferred on him the highest State award, Kalaimamani in 1990. Born in Coimbatore, Leo Prabu, was passionate about football and acting since childhood. In the end, it was acting which prevailed and later on he became a versatile dramatist, an illustrious media person and an imaginative author. His area of expertise can be broadly classified as an Actor (Theater,Tele Serials and Cinema), Director (Tele serials, Theatre plays) and Writer (Screenplay, dialogue and Novels). Films Leo Prabhu Leo Prabhu is a veteran dramatist, playwright and novelist from the state of Tamil Nadu. He started his career as an actor at