Family
MacLeod was the uncle by marriage of Hollywood movie actors Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine whose mother was the sister of Virginia (MacLean) MacLeod. Both Beatty and MacLaine have frequently alluded to his political beliefs as a major influence on their own liberal political philosophy.
MacLeod's son, David Leigh MacLeod, served as a senior adviser to the provincial Ontario Progressive Conservatives during the 1970s. He later worked for Beatty and was co-producer of Beatty's films Reds and Ishtar.
His daughter, Joan MacLeod was a folk singer and married Ray Woodley of The Travellers.
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