Background
McCall was born Mary McNeill (later dropping one of the l"s) in Wilcox County, Alabama, to William Stoddard McNeill, a Confederate Army lieutenant from Mobile, Alabama, and Laura Sibley.
McCall was born Mary McNeill (later dropping one of the l"s) in Wilcox County, Alabama, to William Stoddard McNeill, a Confederate Army lieutenant from Mobile, Alabama, and Laura Sibley.
Several of her novels became films. McCall was the oldest of five children.