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While he lived in Kentucky, he purchased an 18th Century log cabin and had it moved to the Calumet Farm property. He used the cabin as a work room for his writing.

Was good friends with songwriter, Irving Berlin, who sent flowers to his funeral when he died in 1980.

While he was married to the widow of the owner of Calumet Farm, he developed something of a knack for naming the farm's horses. One was named Eastern Fleet (possibly as a tribute to his service in the Navy) - he finished Fourth in the 1971 Kentucky Derby. Another was named Myrtle Morgan after the streets that intersected in front of his property in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Was the model for Burgess Meredith's character in the 1965 John Wayne film, In Harm's Way.

Was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel (a ceremonial rank) on July 31, 1958 by Governor Albert 'Happy' Chandler, who had previously served as Commissioner of Baseball.

His 1946 wedding to Myrna Loy was a full dress military affair at San Pedro Naval Station near Los Angeles, California. Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey was his best man and noted film director, [John Ford], gave the bride away.

Won the Bronze Star for leading a reconaissance mission in the Solomon Islands - 1942. Also won the Legion of Merit, the Unit Comendation Medal, the Legion of Honor (France), and the Star of Solidarity (Italy).

He was a writer and producer, known for White Hunter (1936), On the Avenue (1937) and You're the One (1941). He was married to Lucille Parker Wright, Myrna Loy, Hedy Lamarr and Joan Bennett.

Daughter, with Bennett, Melinda born [February 1934]

Served as an infantry Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War I (1917-1918). Saw action at the Battle of Bellau Wood and the Second Battle of the Marne.

Gene Markey was born on December 11, 1895 in Jackson, Michigan, USA as Eugene Willford Markey.