In 1929 McBey visited America and returned in 1931 to marry Marguerite Loeb, a photographer and bookbinder from Philadelphia.
In 1932 the couple bought a house near Tangier in Morocco and later bought a second property in Marrakesh.
During World War Two, McBey lived in America and in 1942 he became an American citizen.
After the war he returned to live in Tangier, whilst making regular trips to both Britain and the United States.
He died in Tangier, Morocco in 1959.
In 1929 McBey visited America and returned in 1931 to marry Marguerite Loeb, a photographer and bookbinder from Philadelphia. In 1932 the couple bought a house near Tangier in Morocco and later bought a second property in Marrakesh. During World War Two, McBey lived in America and in 1942 he became an American citizen. After the war he returned to live in Tangier, whilst making regular trips to both Britain and the United States. He died in Tangier, Morocco in 1959.
James McBey