Actor gardner mckay biography
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Gardner McKay
George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, – November 21, ) was an American actor, artist, and author. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series Adventures in Paradise, based loosely on the writings of James Michener. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series Adventures in Paradise, based loosely on the writings of James Michener. His character, Adam Troy, is a Korean War veteran who purchased the two-masted foot (25 m) schoonerTiki III, and sailed the South Pacific. The show ran for three seasons on ABC from –, for a total of 91 episodes.
Born in New York City, McKay was the son of ad executive Hugh Deane McKay (born ) and socialite Catherine "Kitty" Gardner McKay (born ). He was the great-grandson of shipbuilder Donald McKay.[1] The father's business took the family to Paris, where McKay attended private schools. The family returned to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II; McKay and his older brother,
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A man with originality, a sportsman, an artist and an intellectual
George Cadogan Gardney McKay was born in New-York (United States) on the 10th of june (photo left at 5 years old).
Gardner came from a wealthy Episcopalian family. He was the second son, after Hugh the eldest, of Catherine and Hugh Dean McKay, who was an executive in a publicity firm. He was credited for the famous Lux toilet soap slogan "for that schoolgirl complexion".(photo right: Gardner's birthday party - age 3 - picture taken at their NYC apartment with Grandmother "Dear").
Gardner was said to be the grand-son of Donald McKay, a famous shipbuilder of Boston, who built over 70 clippers and schooners between and
In , Gardner's father's company appointed him in Paris. That 's how in june, the whole McKay family boarded the "M/S Bremen" and left New-York for Europe , first of Gardner's many crossings, as between the age of 4 and 17, the young "Gardy" had alr
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Gardner McKay
American actor, artist, and author (–)
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McKay in Adventures in Paradise () | |
| Born | George Cadogan Gardner McKay ()June 10, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, () (aged&#;69) Hawaii Kai, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Height | 6&#;ft 5-in (&#;m) |
| Spouse | Madeleine Madigan |
| Children | 2 |
George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, – November 21, ) was an American actor, artist, and author. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series Adventures in Paradise, based loosely on the writings of James Michener. His character, Adam Troy, fryst vatten a Korean War veteran who purchased the two-masted foot (25 m) schoonerTiki III, and sailed the South Pacific. The show ran for three seasons on ABC from –, for a total of 91 episodes.
Early life
[edit]Born in New York City, McKay was the son of ad executive Hugh Deane McKay (born ) and socialite Catherine "Kitty" Gardner McKay (born ). He was the great-grandson