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'''Reginald Bernard John Gadney''' (20 January 1941 – 1 May 2018) was a British [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/may/10/reg-gadney-obituary|title=Reg Gadney obituary|first=Mike|last=Ripley|date=10 May 2018|website=Theguardian.com|accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/reg-gadney-obituary-7plr6b2fm|title=Reg Gadney obituary|date=20 June 2018|accessdate=23 June 2018|website=Thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/05/17/reg-gadney-academic-screenwriter-obituary/|title=Reg Gadney, academic and screenwriter – obituary|first=Telegraph|last=Obituaries|date=17 May 2018|accessdate=23 June 2018|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2018/obituary-reg-gadney-bafta-award-winner-for-kennedy-starring-martin-sheen/|title=Obituary: Reg Gadney - ‘BAFTA winner for Kennedy, starring Martin Sheen’|date=16 May 2018|website=Thestage.com|accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref> |
'''Reginald Bernard John Gadney''' (20 January 1941 – 1 May 2018) was a British [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/may/10/reg-gadney-obituary|title=Reg Gadney obituary|first=Mike|last=Ripley|date=10 May 2018|website=Theguardian.com|accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/reg-gadney-obituary-7plr6b2fm|title=Reg Gadney obituary|date=20 June 2018|accessdate=23 June 2018|website=Thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/05/17/reg-gadney-academic-screenwriter-obituary/|title=Reg Gadney, academic and screenwriter – obituary|first=Telegraph|last=Obituaries|date=17 May 2018|accessdate=23 June 2018|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2018/obituary-reg-gadney-bafta-award-winner-for-kennedy-starring-martin-sheen/|title=Obituary: Reg Gadney - ‘BAFTA winner for Kennedy, starring Martin Sheen’|date=16 May 2018|website=Thestage.com|accessdate=23 June 2018}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Gadney, the son of the rugby player, [[Bernard Gadney]], was born during a secondary air raid on 20 January 1941. His was father was the headmaster at [[Malsis School]] in [[Cross Hills]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and Gadney was born in Dorm 10<ref name="TES">{{cite news |title=Gadney nearly loses his marbles |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/gadney-nearly-loses-his-marbles-6352792.html |accessdate=30 June 2018 |work=Evening Standard |date=13 July 2000}}</ref> in the school when [[Luftwaffe]] bombers, returning across the [[Pennines]] from a raid in either [[Liverpool]] or [[Manchester]], dumped their surplus fuel on the cricket pitch.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Robert H |title=Reg Gadney |work=The Times |issue=72568 |date=22 June 2018 |page=54|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Gadney was encouraged to paint by his mother, but his early years were entrusted to a [[German people|German]] nanny until wartime regulations saw her interned as an "undesirable alien." Gadney attended [[Dragon School]] in [[Oxford]] and then [[Stowe School|Stowe]] in [[Buckinghamshire]] before being commissioned into the Coldstream Guards where he formed a lasting friendship with Simon Parker-Bowles.<ref name="TT">{{cite news |title=Obituary - Reg Gadney|editor-last=Witherow|editor-first=John |work=The Times |issue=72567 |date=21 June 2018 |page=54|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Gadney often joked about his time in the army, stating that it was suggested that it would make a man out of him; Gadney always said that it failed to do that.<ref name="TG">{{cite news |last1=Ripley |first1=Mike |title=Reg Gadney obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/may/10/reg-gadney-obituary |accessdate=30 June 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jennings |first1=Clice |title=Painter, novelist, teacher, screen writer… |url=https://news.fitzrovia.org.uk/2013/01/24/painter-novelist-teacher-screen-writer/ |website=fitzrovia.org |accessdate=30 June 2018 |date=24 January 2013}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Reginald Bernard John Gadney | |
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| Born | 20 January 1941 Cross Hills, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 May 2018 (aged 77) |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Known for | Thriller writer Painter Lecturer Art historian |
| Spouse | Fay Maschler |
| Children | Two Three stepchildren |
| Parent |
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| Awards | BAFTA |
Reginald Bernard John Gadney (20 January 1941 – 1 May 2018) was a British thriller writer.[1][2][3][4]
Life
Gadney, the son of the rugby player, Bernard Gadney, was born during a secondary air raid on 20 January 1941. His was father was the headmaster at Malsis School in Cross Hills, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Gadney was born in Dorm 10[5] in the school when Luftwaffe bombers, returning across the Pennines from a raid in either Liverpool or Manchester, dumped their surplus fuel on the cricket pitch.[6] Gadney was encouraged to paint by his mother, but his early years were entrusted to a German nanny until wartime regulations saw her interned as an "undesirable alien." Gadney attended Dragon School in Oxford and then Stowe in Buckinghamshire before being commissioned into the Coldstream Guards where he formed a lasting friendship with Simon Parker-Bowles.[7] Gadney often joked about his time in the army, stating that it was suggested that it would make a man out of him; Gadney always said that it failed to do that.[8][9]
Personal life
Gadney was married twice; firstly to Annette Kobak and secondly to the restaurant critic Fay Maschler, who he met at a party in 1992. He had two children from his first marriage and three step children from his marriage to Maschler.[7]
Works
Notes
References
- ^ Ripley, Mike (10 May 2018). "Reg Gadney obituary". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Reg Gadney obituary". Thetimes.co.uk. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (17 May 2018). "Reg Gadney, academic and screenwriter – obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Reg Gadney - 'BAFTA winner for Kennedy, starring Martin Sheen'". Thestage.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Gadney nearly loses his marbles". Evening Standard. 13 July 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Foster, Robert H (22 June 2018). "Reg Gadney". The Times. No. 72568. p. 54. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ a b Witherow, John, ed. (21 June 2018). "Obituary - Reg Gadney". The Times. No. 72567. p. 54. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Ripley, Mike (10 May 2018). "Reg Gadney obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Jennings, Clice (24 January 2013). "Painter, novelist, teacher, screen writer…". fitzrovia.org. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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