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| Born | John Anthony Golenor Pablos April 8, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Constance Towers (1974-present) 1 child Cecily Evans (1957 - ?) (divorced) 2 children |
John Gavin (born John Anthony Golenor Pablos on April 8, 1931 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film actor and a former United States Ambassador to Mexico. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Constance Towers (born 20 May 1933) is an American Singer and Actress. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823 when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Gavin is half Mexican and fluent in Spanish. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
Gavin's father's side, the Golenor family, of Irish origin, were early landowners in California when it was still under Spanish rule; his father Herald changed the family's name to Gavin. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate His mother was a member of the powerful Pablos family in the Mexican state of Sonora, Mexico.
He received a B.A. from Stanford University, where he did senior honors work in Latin American economic history, and served in the U.S. Navy in air intelligence from 1952 to 1955. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
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Film and stage career
Groomed as a virile, strapping, handsome leading man in the mold of Rock Hudson, some of his most famous roles include A Time to Love and A Time To Die and Imitation of Life (1959) for director Douglas Sirk and producer Ross Hunter, both of whom had earlier helped make a star of Hudson. Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during Imitation of Life is a 1959 film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from Fannie Hurst 's novel Imitation of Life, produced Douglas Sirk ( April 26, 1900 &ndash January 14, 1987) was a German Film director best known for his work in Ross Hunter, born Martin Fuss ( May 6, 1920 - March 10, 1996) was a noted Hollywood film producer Gavin also appeared in the seminal thriller Psycho (1960) for director Alfred Hitchcock, the epic Spartacus (1960) directed by Stanley Kubrick, and the 1920s-era Julie Andrews musical Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) for George Roy Hill, again for producer Ross Hunter. Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 This article is about the 1967 film For the Broadway musical see Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical. George Roy Hill ( December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an Academy Award winning American Film director. Ross Hunter, born Martin Fuss ( May 6, 1920 - March 10, 1996) was a noted Hollywood film producer Each of those films was among the most successful box-office attractions of their year of release. Gavin also co-starred with such top leading ladies of the era as Doris Day in the 1960 thriller Midnight Lace, Sophia Loren the same year in the comedic A Breath of Scandal and, in 1961, with Susan Hayward in the melodrama Back Street and in Romanoff and Juliet and Tammy Tell Me True, both with Sandra Dee. Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Midnight Lace ( 1960) is a mystery thriller directed by David Miller, and starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone A Breath of Scandal is a 1960 film adapted from Ferenc Molnar 's Stage play Olympia. Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. Back Street is a Romance novel written by Fannie Hurst in 1931, with underlying themes of Death and Adultery. Romanoff and Juliet is a play by Peter Ustinov. A comic spoof of the Cold War, it is set in the small mythical mid- European country of Concordia Sandra Dee ( April 23 1942 - February 20 2005) was an American Film actress best known for her portrayal
James Bond
Gavin was signed on for the role of James Bond in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever after George Lazenby left the role. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery George Robert Lazenby (born September 5 1939) is an Australian Actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 However, he never played Bond due to Sean Connery's expensive return to the 007 franchise yet still had his contract honored in full. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish According to Roger Moore's James Bond Diary, Gavin was also slated to play Bond in 1973's Live and Let Die but Harry Saltzman insisted on an Englishman for the role. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional Harry Saltzman ( October 27 1915 - September 28 1994) was a theatre and Film producer best known for his mega-gamble which resulted Gavin did play the French equivalent of 007, in Pas de Roses pour OSS 117 / No Roses For OSS 117 (1968) replacing Frederick Stafford who was filming Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz. Frederick Stafford ( 11 March 1928 &mdash 28 July 1979) was an Austrian-born actor Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Topaz, director Alfred Hitchcock 's 51st movie, filmed between 1968 and 1969, was adapted from the book Topaz
Screen Actors Guild
He was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1971 to 1973. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background
Live theater
Gavin made a successful foray into live theater in the 1970s, showcasing his baritone voice. He toured the summer stock circuit as El Gallo in a production of The Fantasticks and later replaced Ken Howard in the Broadway musical, Seesaw (1973) opposite Michelle Lee. The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr (born March 28, 1944) is an American Tony Award - and Daytime Emmy Award -winning actor known for his role in the television Seesaw is a musical with a book by Michael Bennett, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Michelle Lee may refer to Michelle Leslie (born 1981 an Australian model who also works under the name Michelle Lee Gavin also toured the country in Seesaw with Lucie Arnaz. Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American Actress. Both the Broadway and touring production were directed by Michael Bennett. Michael Bennett ( April 8, 1943 - July 2, 1987) was an American Musical theater director, Writer
Politics
A Republican, Gavin was appointed U. S. Ambassador to Mexico in June 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and served until June 12, 1986. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Since leaving government service, he has become a successful businessman and civic leader. Along with volunteering for his nearby community.
Personal
He has been married to Constance Towers, a stage and television actress, since 1974. Constance Towers (born 20 May 1933) is an American Singer and Actress. When they wed, Gavin and Towers each had two children from previous marriages, so the couple have four adult children and three grandchildren. Gavin's oldest daughter, Cristina Gavin, followed in his footsteps and became an actress. His younger daughter, Maria, also followed in Gavin's footsteps in her own right with a Masters Degree from Gavin's Stanford Alma Mater, and a successful career in television production.
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Julian Nava |
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico 1981 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. |
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