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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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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.

One of his fourth wife, Lucille's hobbies was collecting statues of eagles. In 18th Century Kentucky, eagles were widely believed to be a symbol of good luck.

As a tribute to his military service, he had some Bourbon distilled that he labeled, "Old Commodore". His other private reserve brand was labeled, "Old Calumet Cabin" after the aforementioned cabin he used as his writing room.

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