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George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, 1932 – November 21, 2001) 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.
Gardner McKay. Writer: Me.. 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.
Jun 24, 2021 · One studio executive heralded McKay as an exemplar of a type he dubbed “the Hearty Young Men,” who existed somewhere between the Wild West and the Waterfront.
Gardner McKay. Writer: Me.. 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.
Nov 23, 2001 · Gardner McKay, who became famous as the star of the 1960's television series "Adventures in Paradise" but abandoned the spotlight to move to the Amazon jungle, died at his home in Honolulu on...
Gardner McKay, an actor plucked from obscurity to star in TV's "Adventures in Paradise," but who later became distinguished as the author of one of regional theatre's most...
Biography. George Cadogan Gardner McKay was born in Manhattan, New York City, his early years were spent in France, Connecticut and Kentucky. He attended Cornell University where he edited the humor magazine, wrote a film review column for the paper, was briefly president of his class and rowed on their crew.
THE REAL McKAY. Gardner McKay became an international sex symbol as Captain Adam Troy in the 1960s TV series Adventures in Paradise, then abruptly headed for Paris and eventually...
Lesser mortals might have looked on in horror as 51 passengers went to a watery grave: McKay scrambled onto a lifeboat and took photographs of the sinking liner that ended up being published in The New York Times, Life and many other global titles.
McKay is a superb accomplished writer; not since Hannibal Lecter has there been a literary character of such silken and absolute menace as Toyer .”. THE NEW YORK TIMES – ”Connoisseurs – will appreciate the gorgeous imagery of McKay’s novel – the bizarre beauty of his writing.”.
