'''Gary Merrill''', American actor and author.
This article should be cited as:
This article is part of my series "Celebrity Family Trees"
The numbers preceding the names in the headers are assigned using the Ahnentafel method.
Gary, Bette and Barbara Sherry each wrote autobiographies. In Barbara's, Gary comes in for a fair amount of negative remarks. He was alcoholic, cruel, and violent, according to Barbara. Gary denied these accusations, and Bette's autobiography does not mention the negative incidents that Barbara's does.
"Shortly before his death, he authored the autobiography Bette, Rita and the Rest of My Life (1989). Merrill died of lung cancer at Falmouth, Maine and is buried there in the Pine Grove Cemetery." ("Gary Merrill", Wikipedia)
Watch these selected Gary Merrill works:
All About Eve (1950) drama Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders and Gary Merrill.
Won Best Picture Oscar for 1950
Twilight Zone, Season 3, Episode 11 "Still Valley", original air date 24 Nov 1961
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, starring Gary Merrill
A Confederate officer is offered the power to use Witchcraft to help the Confederacy.
Or watch this episode "Still Valley" at Veoh.com
And then see my list of all the TZ episodes available at Veoh.com
Mysterious Island (1961) science-fiction
starring Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, and Herbert Lom
(Trivia: Gary Merrill was married to Bette Davis from 1950 to 1960)
Outer Limits Episode 8, "The Human Factor", air date 11 Nov 1963
starring Gary Merrill, and Harry Guardino, also notice Sally Kellerman
A scientist invents a machine that can read thoughts and emotions. Just in time to probe the mind of a base commander who seems to be having hallucinations.
YouTube Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 (complete)
Benjamin Gary Merrill was born in 1891/2 in New York, the son of William K Merrill and his wife Gertrude M Gary. Between 1910 and 1915, he married Hazel M Somebody, and they had two children: Gary Franklin in 1915, and Jerry in 1922/3, both born in Connecticut.
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This article should be cited as:
"Ancestry of Gary Merrill", by Will Johnson, wjhonson@aol.com, at knol.google.com, professional genealogist, copyright 2009, all rights reserved.
URL: http://knol.google.com/k/will-johnson/ancestry-of-gary-merrill-actor/4hmquk6fx4gu/306
URL: http://knol.google.com/k/will-johnson/ancestry-of-gary-merrill-actor/4hmquk6fx4gu/306
This article is part of my series "Celebrity Family Trees"
The numbers preceding the names in the headers are assigned using the Ahnentafel method.
1 Gary Merrill
Gary Franklin Merrill was born 2 Aug 1915 in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Benjamin Gary Merrill and his wife Hazel M. His first national acting role was as the voice of Superman on radio. His first film was 1944's Winged Victory. His first wife was Barbara Leeds, whom he had married in 1941. They divorced in 1950 however, the same year that he married his "All About Eve" co-star Bette Davis. This was Bette's fourth and last marriage. By her prior marriage to artist William Sherry, Bette already had one daughter Barbara Sherry (b. 1947). Gary eventually adopted Barbara, but not immediately. Gary Merrill and Bette Davis divorced in 1960. While they were married they had also adopted two other children: Margot who eventually had to be institutionalized, and a son Michael.Gary, Bette and Barbara Sherry each wrote autobiographies. In Barbara's, Gary comes in for a fair amount of negative remarks. He was alcoholic, cruel, and violent, according to Barbara. Gary denied these accusations, and Bette's autobiography does not mention the negative incidents that Barbara's does.
"Shortly before his death, he authored the autobiography Bette, Rita and the Rest of My Life (1989). Merrill died of lung cancer at Falmouth, Maine and is buried there in the Pine Grove Cemetery." ("Gary Merrill", Wikipedia)
Selected Works
Watch these selected Gary Merrill works:
All About Eve (1950) drama Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders and Gary Merrill.
Won Best Picture Oscar for 1950
Twilight Zone, Season 3, Episode 11 "Still Valley", original air date 24 Nov 1961
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, starring Gary Merrill
A Confederate officer is offered the power to use Witchcraft to help the Confederacy.
Or watch this episode "Still Valley" at Veoh.com
And then see my list of all the TZ episodes available at Veoh.com
Mysterious Island (1961) science-fiction
starring Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, and Herbert Lom
(Trivia: Gary Merrill was married to Bette Davis from 1950 to 1960)
Outer Limits Episode 8, "The Human Factor", air date 11 Nov 1963
starring Gary Merrill, and Harry Guardino, also notice Sally Kellerman
A scientist invents a machine that can read thoughts and emotions. Just in time to probe the mind of a base commander who seems to be having hallucinations.
YouTube Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 (complete)
Sources for 1
- 1910 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "William K Merrill, 45, MD/NH/NJ; Gertrude M, wife, 45, NH/VT/NH; Benjamin G, son, 18, NY/MD/NH; Bertha L, daughter, 15, NY/MD/NH; Paul W, son, 12, NY/MD/NH; Joseph E Gary, brother-in-law, 58, NH/VT/NH"
- 1920 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "B Gary Merrill, 27, NY/NH/VT; Hazel M, wife, 28, ME/ME/ME, Cashier, Insurance Co; Gary F, son 4 4/12, CT/NY/ME; Bertha L, 25, sister, NY/NH/VT, Teacher, Private Music [something]; Paul W, 21, brother, NY/NH/VT, Laborer, Tin Shop"
- 1930 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut: "Gary Merrill, no age, NY/NY/NY, Clerk, Insurance; Hazel, wife, no age, ME/ME/ME, no occupation; Jerry, son, 7, CT; Franklin, son, 14, CT"
- UK Incoming Passengers, Mar 1951, on the Queen Elizabeth, "Gary Merrill, 35, The Great Fosters Egham, Surrey, Actor; Bette Davis Merrill, 42, Actress; Barbara Sherry, 3; Margot Merrill, 2 1/2 months"
- New York Passenger List, 5 Jul 1951, on the Queen Elizabeth : "Gary Merrill, 22338 Malibu Road, Malibu, Cal, 35, born Hartford, Conn; Bette D Merrill, 43, born Lowell, Mass; Barbara D Sherry, 4, born Santana, Cal; Margot Merrill, 5 months, born Portland, Maine"
- Social Security Death Index, "Gary Merrill, 2 Aug 1915, issued by New York before 1951, died 5 Mar 1990"
- "Gary Merrill", Wikipedia
2 Benjamin Gary Merrill
Benjamin Gary Merrill was born in 1891/2 in New York, the son of William K Merrill and his wife Gertrude M Gary. Between 1910 and 1915, he married Hazel M Somebody, and they had two children: Gary Franklin in 1915, and Jerry in 1922/3, both born in Connecticut.
Sources for 2
- 1910 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "William K Merrill, 45, MD/NH/NJ; Gertrude M, wife, 45, NH/VT/NH; Benjamin G, son, 18, NY/MD/NH; Bertha L, daughter, 15, NY/MD/NH; Paul W, son, 12, NY/MD/NH; Joseph E Gary, brother-in-law, 58, NH/VT/NH"
- 1920 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "B Gary Merrill, 27, NY/NH/VT; Hazel M, wife, 28, ME/ME/ME, Cashier, Insurance Co; Gary F, son 4 4/12, CT/NY/ME; Bertha L, 25, sister, NY/NH/VT, Teacher, Private Music [something]; Paul W, 21, brother, NY/NH/VT, Laborer, Tin Shop"
- 1930 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut: "Gary Merrill, no age, NY/NY/NY, Clerk, Insurance; Hazel, wife, no age, ME/ME/ME, no occupation; Jerry, son, 7, CT; Franklin, son, 14, CT"
3 Hazel M
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- 1920 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "B Gary Merrill, 27, NY/NH/VT; Hazel M, wife, 28, ME/ME/ME, Cashier, Insurance Co; Gary F, son 4 4/12, CT/NY/ME; Bertha L, 25, sister, NY/NH/VT, Teacher, Private Music [something]; Paul W, 21, brother, NY/NH/VT, Laborer, Tin Shop"
- 1930 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut: "Gary Merrill, no age, NY/NY/NY, Clerk, Insurance; Hazel, wife, no age, ME/ME/ME, no occupation; Jerry, son, 7, CT; Franklin, son, 14, CT"
4 William K Merrill
Sources for 4
- 1910 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "William K Merrill, 45, MD/NH/NJ; Gertrude M, wife, 45, NH/VT/NH; Benjamin G, son, 18, NY/MD/NH; Bertha L, daughter, 15, NY/MD/NH; Paul W, son, 12, NY/MD/NH; Joseph E Gary, brother-in-law, 58, NH/VT/NH"
5 Gertrude M Gary
Sources for 5
- 1910 Census of Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut : "William K Merrill, 45, MD/NH/NJ; Gertrude M, wife, 45, NH/VT/NH; Benjamin G, son, 18, NY/MD/NH; Bertha L, daughter, 15, NY/MD/NH; Paul W, son, 12, NY/MD/NH; Joseph E Gary, brother-in-law, 58, NH/VT/NH"