Famous People with Name Gene

Gene Markey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Markey: was an American author, producer, screenwriter, and highly decorated naval officer. Markey was born in Jackson, Michigan on December 11, 1895. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1918. With the entry of the United States into World War I, Markey became

Gene Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Raymond: was a popular American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director, producer, and decorated military pilot.

Gene Saks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Saks: is an American Tony Award-winning stage and film director. Born in New York City, Saks studied at Cornell University and trained at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research.

Gene Wilder            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Wilder: is an American Emmy Award-winning and twice Academy Award-nominated stage and screen actor, director and screenwriter.

Gene Rayburn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gene Rayburn: was an American radio and television personality. Born Eugene Rubessa (pronounced [ru'be??]) and an only child of Croatian immigrants, he graduated from Knox College.reaking into television as the original announcer on Steve Allen's Tonight, Gene Rayburn began a long association with game-show producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman in 1953. He first appeared on Robert Q. Lewis's The Name's the Same; Rayburn frequently sat in for regular panelist Carl Reiner. lending a comic touch to the panel. In 1955, he took over as host of the summer-replacement game show, Make the Connection, from original host, Jim McKay. From there he hosted shows such as Choose Up Sides, Dough Re Mi, and the daytime version of Tic Tac Dough (which, unlike the rigged nighttime version hosted by Jay Jackson, was "clean" and unaffected by the quiz show scandals). On radio, Rayburn became one of the many hosts of the popular NBC program Monitor in 1961 and remained with the show until 1973.