John Gavin received an award for his work in the Honduras floods of 1954.
44 Facts About John Gavin
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John Gavin initially refused the offer, but his father urged him to try it.
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The test was successful and John Gavin signed with the studio.
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John Gavin trained in Jess Kimmel's talent workshop under the name John Gilmore.
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John Gavin's classmates included Grant Williams, Gia Scala and John Saxon.
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John Gavin's name was changed to John Gavin for the films Behind the High Wall, Four Girls in Town, and Quantez.
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John Gavin was meant to star in The Female Animal but was too busy on projects and was replaced by George Nader.
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John Gavin's break was the lead in A Time to Love and a Time to Die, directed by Douglas Sirk from the novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
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John Gavin's casting drew comparisons with the casting of the similarly inexperienced Lew Ayres in Universal's film version of All Quiet on the Western Front.
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The film was not a success when it was released, although John Gavin received praise for his performance.
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Unlike A Time to Love and a Time to Die, this was a box-office success and John Gavin was voted most promising male newcomer for his performance in the film by the Motion Picture Exhibitor.
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John Gavin appeared as Julius Caesar in Universal's epic Spartacus directed by Stanley Kubrick.
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John Gavin was cast as Sam Loomis in the thriller Psycho for director Alfred Hitchcock.
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John Gavin co-starred against Doris Day in the thriller Midnight Lace, Sophia Loren in the comedic A Breath of Scandal, Susan Hayward in the melodrama Back Street and with Sandra Dee in Romanoff and Juliet and Tammy Tell Me True.
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John Gavin appeared periodically on television in various anthology series.
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John Gavin later claimed that he lacked training support from Universal during his early days there:.
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John Gavin disliked comparisons to Rock Hudson and in a 1960 interview said he considered quitting acting to take up law.
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John Gavin signed to make several movies in Europe including The Assassins, The Challenge and Night Call.
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In September 1964, John Gavin signed a new contract with Universal which gave him the option to take work outside the studio.
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John Gavin appeared in the television series, Convoy, which was cancelled after a short run.
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John Gavin appeared in Mexican film Pedro Paramo, based on the novel by Juan Rulfo.
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John Gavin saw the role as an opportunity to parody his performances in Ross Hunter films.
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In June 1966, John Gavin signed a five-year non-exclusive contract with Universal.
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John Gavin acted in supporting roles in The Madwoman of Chaillot and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You, in which he parodied his own image.
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John Gavin was signed for the role of James Bond in the film Diamonds Are Forever after George Lazenby left the role.
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John Gavin's contract was honored despite losing the role to Connery.
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John Gavin was on the board of the Screen Actors Guild in 1965.
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John Gavin served a term as third vice president and two terms as president from 1971 to 1973.
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John Gavin presented petitions to the federal government on the issues of prime-time access rules, legislative assistance for American motion pictures, and film production by the government using non-professional actors.
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John Gavin was the first incumbent president to be defeated by an independent challenger.
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John Gavin made a foray into live theatre in the 1970s, showcasing his baritone voice.
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John Gavin toured the summer stock circuit as El Gallo in a production of The Fantasticks at the South Shore Music Circus twentieth anniversary summer season June 29-July 4,1970 in Massachusetts.
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In 1973, John Gavin replaced Ken Howard in the Broadway musical Seesaw opposite Michele Lee.
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John Gavin said he first turned down the musical because of his unhappiness with the quality of the book but reconsidered when Michael Bennett asked him to join the cast.
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John Gavin played the role for seven months and toured the United States in the role with Lucie Arnaz.
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John Gavin was cultural adviser to the Organization of American States from 1961 to 1965.
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In June 1986 following his work as ambassador to Mexico, John Gavin became vice-president of Atlantic Richfield in federal and international relations.
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John Gavin was president of Gamma Holdings, a global capital and consulting company which he helped found in 1968.
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John Gavin became chairman of Gamma Services International in January 1990.
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John Gavin was an independent trustee of Causeway International Value Fund.
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John Gavin served on various pro bono boards, including UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management, Don Bosco Institute, the FEDCO Charitable Fund, the Hoover Institution, Loyola-Marymount University, the National Parks Foundation, Southwest Museum, the University of the Americas and Villanova Preparatory School.
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In 1974, John Gavin married stage and television actress Constance Towers.
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John Gavin's daughter, Cristina, is an actress and his daughter, Maria, has a career in television production.
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John Gavin died of complications from pneumonia after a long battle with leukemia on February 9,2018, at his home in Beverly Hills, California.