Gene Markey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugene Willford "Gene" Markey (December 11, 1895 – May 1, 1980) was an American author, producer, screenwriter, and highly decorated naval officer. Early life Markey was born in Michigan in the year 1895. His father, Eugene Lawrence Markey, was a colonel in the United States Army. His uncle, Daniel P. Markey, had been Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1918. Chicago He was a skilled sketch artist, which gained him entry, after World War I, into the Art Institute of Chicago starting in 1919 and finishing in 1920. There, he claimed to have "studied painting and learned nothing". After that, he worked as a journalist in Chicago for several newspapers and magazines, including Photoplay magazine. It was during the 1920s that Gene Markey first became a writer, specializing in novels about the Jazz Age. Among his titles were Anabel; Stepping High; Women, Women, Everywhere; and His Majesty's Pyjamas. His book "Literary Lights" (March 1923, Alfred A. Knopf, New York) was a collection of fifty of America's most important literary authors of the day. He personally sketched each caricature. Hollywood He went to Hollywood in 1929 and became a screenwriter for Twentieth Century Fox. His screen credits included King of Burlesque (1936) starring Alice Faye, Girls' Dormitory (1936) featuring Herbert Marshall, and On the Avenue (1937), starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, and Alice Faye. He was also the producer of the 1937 Shirley Temple film, Wee Willie Winkie, among others. Although he was not overly handsome, he was a very skilled conversationalist and he quickly became a popular fixture in Hollywood society. Among his good friends in Hollywood were producer John Hay Whitney, composer Irving Berlin, and actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ward Bond and John Wayne. He would often go fishing with Bond and Wayne off Catalina Island. A 1946 article in the Washington Times Herald said, "Other Men Say: What's Gene Markey Got That We Haven't Got?" The article ran a photo of Rudolph Valentino with the caption, "NOT SO HOT – By Comparison. Though all American womanhood swooned over him in his day, Rudolph Valentino was no Markey." Soon after he arrived in Hollywood in 1929, it was also reported that, "Markey became the most sought after unattached man in the cinema firmament, so sprinkled with far handsomer, richer male stars." Markey was married three times to prominent film actresses. His first wife was Joan Bennett, from 1932 to 1937 (which produced a daughter, Melinda, in 1934). He was married to Hedy Lamarr from 1939 to 1940 and to Myrna Loy from 1946 to 1950. At first, Loy claimed mental cruelty, but later retracted it, saying, "He could make a scrubwoman think she was a queen and he could make a queen think she was the queen of queens." More information can be found at Wikipedia.

尤金·威尔福德·"吉恩"·马基（1895年12月11日－1980年5月1日）是一位美国作家、制片人、编剧及功勋卓著的海军军官。 早年生活 马基于1895年出生于密歇根州。其父尤金·劳伦斯·马基是美国陆军上校，叔父丹尼尔·P·马基曾任密歇根州众议院议长。他于1918年毕业于达特茅斯学院。 芝加哥时期 第一次世界大战后，凭借精湛的素描技艺，他于1919年进入芝加哥艺术学院学习，至1920年结业。据其自称，在校期间"研习绘画却一无所获"。此后他在芝加哥为《影戏》杂志等多家报刊担任记者。1920年代，吉恩·马基开始专注创作爵士时代题材小说，代表作包括《安娜贝尔》《舞步翩跹》《无处不红颜》《陛下睡袍》等。1923年3月由纽约阿尔弗雷德·克诺夫出版的《文坛星光》收录了当时美国五十位重要文学作家的肖像漫画，所有插图皆由其亲笔绘制。 好莱坞生涯 1929年他前往好莱坞，成为二十世纪福克斯公司的编剧。其编剧作品包括爱丽丝·费伊主演的《滑稽剧之王》（1936）、赫伯特·马歇尔参演的《女生宿舍》（1936），以及迪克·鲍威尔、玛德琳·卡罗尔与爱丽丝·费伊联袂出演的《大道》（1937）。他还曾担任秀兰·邓波儿1937年影片《小威利·温基》等多部电影的制片人。 虽相貌不算出众，但凭借高超的谈吐技巧，他迅速成为好莱坞社交圈的红人。其挚友包括制片人约翰·海·惠特尼、作曲家欧文·柏林，以及演员小道格拉斯·范朋克、沃德·邦德和约翰·韦恩，常与邦德、韦恩前往卡特琳娜岛海钓。《华盛顿时报先驱报》1946年刊文《其他男人问：吉恩·马基究竟有何魅力？》，配图中鲁道夫·瓦伦蒂诺的照片下标注："相形见绌——尽管曾令全美女性倾倒，瓦伦蒂诺远不及马基。"据1929年他初抵好莱坞时的报道记载："马基迅速成为电影星空中最炙手可热的单身汉，尽管这片苍穹从不乏更英俊富有的男星。" 马基曾三度与著名影星缔结婚姻：1932年至1937年与琼·本内特首婚（1934年诞下女儿梅琳达）；1939年至1940年与海蒂·拉玛结合；1946年至1950年与玛娜·洛伊成婚。洛伊最初以"精神虐待"为由起诉离婚，后撤回诉状并坦言："他能让清洁女工自觉尊如女王，更能令女王坚信自己是众王之后。"

尤金·威爾福德·"吉恩"·馬基（1895 年 12 月 11 日－1980 年 5 月 1 日）是一位美國作家、制片人、編劇及功勛卓著的海軍軍官。 早年生活 馬基於 1895 年出生於密歇根州。其父尤金·勞倫斯·馬基是美國陸軍上校，叔父丹尼爾·P·馬基曾任密歇根州眾議院議長。他於 1918 年畢業於達特茅斯學院。 芝加哥時期 第一次世界大戰後，憑借精湛的素描技藝，他於 1919 年進入芝加哥藝術學院學習，至 1920 年結業。據其自稱，在校期間"研習繪畫卻一無所獲"。此後他在芝加哥為《影戲》雜志等多家報刊擔任記者。1920 年代，吉恩·馬基開始專注創作爵士時代題材小説，代表作包括《詭娃安娜貝爾》《舞步翩躚》《無處不紅顏》《陛下睡袍》等。1923 年 3 月由紐約阿爾弗雷德·克諾夫出版的《文壇星光》收錄了當時美國五十位重要文學作家的肖像漫畫，所有插圖皆由其親筆繪制。 好萊塢生涯 1929 年他前往好萊塢，成為二十世紀福克斯公司的編劇。其編劇作品包括愛麗絲·費伊主演的《滑稽劇之王》（1936）、赫伯特·馬歇爾參演的《女生宿捨》（1936），以及迪克·鮑威爾、瑪德琳·卡羅爾與愛麗絲·費伊聯袂出演的《大道》（1937）。他還曾擔任秀蘭·鄧波兒 1937 年影片《小威利·温基》等多部電影的制片人。 雖相貌不算出眾，但憑借高超的談吐技巧，他迅速成為好萊塢社交圈的紅人。其摯友包括制片人約翰·海·惠特尼、作曲家歐文·柏林，以及演員小道格拉斯·範朋克、沃德·邦德和約翰·韋恩，常與邦德、韋恩前往卡特琳娜島海釣。《華盛頓時報先驅報》1946 年刊文《其他男人問：吉恩·馬基究竟有何魅力？》，配圖中魯道夫·瓦倫蒂諾的照片下標注："相形見絀——盡管曾令全美女性傾倒，瓦倫蒂諾遠不及馬基。"據 1929 年他初抵好萊塢時的報道記載："馬基迅速成為電影星空中最炙手可熱的單身漢，盡管這片蒼穹從不乏更英俊富有的男星。" 馬基曾三度與著名影星締結婚姻：1932 年至 1937 年與瓊·本內特首婚（1934 年誕下女兒梅琳達）；1939 年至 1940 年與海蒂·拉瑪結合；1946 年至 1950 年與瑪娜·洛伊成婚。洛伊最初以"精神虐待"為由起訴離婚，後撤回訴狀並坦言："他能讓清潔女工自覺尊如女王，更能令女王堅信自己是眾王之後。"