Celebrity Biographies
John Gay
He was active for five decades, during which he wrote legendary films, most notably “Torpedo” and “Separate Tables,” for which he earned an Oscar nomination. John Gay passed away at the age of 92 in Santa Monica on February 4, 2017.
Born on April 1, 1924 in Whittier (California), John Gay began his career as a screenwriter and actor in the 1950s, on the newly born television, which was experiencing its golden age, working for various series.
He made his film debut with Torpedo , by Robert Wise , a true classic of the submarine subgenre. In the second, Separate Tables , around the various clients of a hotel, she worked side by side with Terence Rattigan , author of the play on which it was based. Both were recognized with an Academy nomination in 1959, but took away the award from Gigi , who was the top winner that year.
With such an impressive debut, it is not surprising that he was constantly recruited, for such titles as westerns The Battle of Whiskey Hills and Blue Soldier . After Nina , directed in 1976 by Vincente Minnelli , he retired from the big screen, and spent two decades again dedicated to television, where he dealt with numerous revisions in TV Movie format of great successes such as Witness for the Prosecution or Captains Intrepid. .
He was the author of the theatrical monologue “Diversions and Delights”, where Oscar Wilde reviewed his career in a Parisian auditorium at the end of the 19th century. The mythical author was embodied by Vincent Price , who achieved great public success from 1977, although the production was on the bill for 3 years in various cities.
Now retired, he wrote his memoir “Any Way I Can: 50 Years in Show Business” with Jennifer Gay Summers, his daughter.