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Producer, Gene Markey, was born Eugene Willford Markey on Dec 11, 1895 in Jackson, MI. Markey died at the age of 84 on May 1, 1980 in Miami Beach, FL and was laid to rest in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, KY.

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Gene Markey Facts
Markey was intensely proud of the fact that he was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. So proud, in fact, that ANY mail that wasn't addressed to Admiral Markey (including bills) was tossed into the trash. He always liked to be called, "Admiral Markey" and never, "Mr. Markey". Rarely did people call him "Gene". One of his grandsons sometimes addressed him as , "Admiral".
Adopted actress Hedy Lamarr's son, James and he became known as James Lamarr Markey. He was later adopted by her subsequent husband John Loder and his name was changed to James Lamarr Loder.
Was good friends with songwriter, Irving Berlin, who sent flowers to his funeral when he died in 1980.
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