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Date of Birth

10 June 1932, New York City, New York, USA

Date of Death

21 November 2001, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (prostate cancer)

Birth Name

George Cadogan Gardiner McKay

Height

6' 4" (1.93 m)

Mini Biography

Gardner is the son of Deane McKay, an ad executive, and Catherine. He was raised in New York and Paris. He attended Cornell University two years, but left when his father died. He worked in advertising for 6 months but found that he could not stand it. At age 20, he became a sculptor and had a piece displayed in the Museum of Modern Art. In 1959, he was spotted by a Hollywood producer who convinced him to join the cast of tv's "Adventures in Paradise". When it was over, he decided he really did not like the celebrity spotlight and proceeded to roan the world. He hiked in the Amazon, rode camels in Egypt, and crewed on Caribbean yachts. Finally, in 1980 he met Madeleine Madigan, who became his wife. The life long bachelor settled down and decided to become a writer.

IMDb Mini Biography By: John Sacksteder

Spouse

Madeleine Madigan

(1983 - 21 November 2001) (his death) 1 child

Trivia

He quit acting and became a writer in 1970. He was the drama critic for the L.A. Herald Examiner--1979-81.

Children: son Tristan and daughter Liza.

He quit acting and became a writer in 1970. He was the drama critic for the L.A. Herald-Examiner--1977-82.

Immortilized in the the 1983 Jimmy Buffett song "We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About"

Turned down the offer to co-star with Marilyn Monroe in the unfinished film Something's Got to Give (1962), started shortly before her death.

Novels: "Master of the Seas," "This Fortunate Island," "Silver Eyes." Plays: "Sea Marks" (Los Angeles Drama Critic's Award in 1979 for best play) and "Untold Damage" (which he turned into a TV film in 1973).

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