continued to try to make other adaptations of Thunderball, including Warhead 2000 A.D. which was to be made by Sony. MGM/UA took legal action against Sony and McClory in the United States to prevent the film going into production. MGM/UA abandoned the claim after settling with Sony. His rights were untouched. In 2004, Sony acquired 20% of MGM; however, the production and final say over everything involving the film version of James Bond is controlled by Eon Productions (Albert R. Broccoli's production company) and its parent company Danjaq, LLC. In 1992, he had to license the rights to producer Albert S. Ruddy for a proposed James Bond television show, but EON Productions blocked it, ending any hopes of a TV show. Prior to Sony's settlement with MGM in 1999, they filed a lawsuit against MGM claiming McClory was the co-author of the cinematic 007 and was owed fees from Danjaq and MGM for all past films. This lawsuit was thrown out in 2000 on the ground that McClory had waited too long to bring his claims. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later affirmed this decision in 2001. 2010s On 15 November 2013, MGM and Danjaq LLC announced they had acquired all rights and interests of McClory's estate. MGM, Danjaq, and the McClory estate issued a statement saying that they had brought to an "amicable conclusion the legal and business disputes that have arisen periodically for over 50 years." Personal life McClory was married twice. He was survived by two sons and two daughters. His first wife was Frederica Ann "Bobo" Sigrist, daughter of Fred Sigrist. He later married Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of the racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien. They lived at Baltyboys House in Blessington, County Wicklow. Death He died on 20 November 2006, aged 82, at St. Columcille's Hospital in the Dublin suburb of Loughlinstown, from a cerebral hemorrhage, four days after the British release of Casino Royale. See also [[Thunderball (novel)#Controversy|Controversy over Thunderball]]The Battle for Bond'' References External links Universal Exports webpage Obituary in The Independent, 7 December 2006 Obituary in The Times, 15 December 2006 Filmbuffonline.com !colspan="3" style="background:#C1D8FF;"| Bond Movie Producer 1924 births 2006 deaths Irish male screenwriters Irish film directors British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II Disease-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland Golden Globe Award-winning producers People from Dún Laoghaire 20th-century Irish screenwriters Shipwreck survivors