Barry Mahon

Barry Mahon, born Jackson Barrett Mahon (5 February 1921, Bakersfield, California - 4 December 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada), was an American film director, cinematographer and producer. A decorated Royal Air Force pilot in World War II who flew 99 missions and escaped from a German POW camp, he later became the personal pilot and manager of Errol Flynn. His first directing job was Cuban Rebel Girls (1959) starring Flynn. He went on to direct a prolific run of 1960s nudie and exploitation films including Morals Squad (1960), The Dead One (1961), Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961), The Beast That Killed Women (1965) and Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972), as well as children's films such as The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969).