Winthrop Gardner was born on December 8, 1912 in New York, USA. He was married to Nancy Wakeman, Beth Neher, Sonja Henie, Frances Weinman, Bethany Anne (Babs) Beckwith and Mildred Shay. He died on October 16, 1980 in New York City, New York, USA.
The 14th proprietor of Gardiners Island (Long Island, NY), birthplace of Julia Gardiner Tyler (second wife of U.S. President John Tyler), until he sold it to his cousin in 1937.