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Ernest Gary Gygax ( / ˈɡaɪɡæks / GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) [2] was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D) with Dave Arneson . In the 1960s, Gygax created an organization of wargaming clubs and founded the Gen Con gaming convention.
Mar 5, 2008 · In addition to his wife, Mr. Gygax is survived by six children: three sons, Ernest G. Jr., Lucion Paul and Alexander; and three daughters, Mary Elise, Heidi Jo and Cindy Lee.
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Mar 10, 2008 · Gygax married in 1958 and had two children by 1961, but he continued to spend much of his free time locked in epic imaginary battles, some of which lasted for months.
His two oldest children, Ernie and Elise, became the first adventurers in a setting Gygax dubbed “Greyhawk.” Gygax sent the 50 pages of rules to his network of wargaming contacts. He urged them to playtest the new game.
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Mar 7, 2019 · (None of Gary Gygax’s five children from his previous marriage—Elise, Ernest, Luke, Cindy, and Heidi—nor Gary and Gail’s son Alex wished to speak with Kotaku for this story.)
Nov 4, 2020 · Gygax had separated from his first wife, the mother of five of his six children; he had not yet married his second wife, Gail. In the interim, well, it was Hollywood, and Gygax was in possession of a desirable hot tub.
PERSONAL: Born July 27, 1938, in Chicago, IL; died March 4, 2008, in Lake Geneva, WI; married (divorced); married second wife, Gail Carpenter, August 15, 1987; children: (first marriage) two sons, three daughters; (second marriage) one son. Education: Attended junior college.
