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- Birth nameJohn Guy Gilpatric
- Guy Gilpatric was born on January 21, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Action in the North Atlantic (1943), Studio One (1948) and Glencannon (1959). He was married to Maude Louise Gilpatric. He died on July 6, 1950 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- SpouseMaude Louise Gilpatric(1925 - 1950) (her death)
- Shot and killed his wife and then himself just hours after the couple learned she had a malignant brain tumor.
- Prior to his writing career, Gilpatric worked in the advertising business and later ran a flying school in Los Angeles.
- Lived on the French Riviera through much of the 1920s and 30s, returning to America at the outbreak of the Second World War.
- Served as a captain with the American Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
- Remembered for his Glencannon stories that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post for many years.
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