Reg Gadney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Reginald Bernard John Gadney 20 January 1941 Cross Hills, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 May 2018 (aged 77) |
| Known for | Thriller writer Painter Lecturer Art historian |
| Spouse | Fay Maschler |
| Children | Two Three stepchildren |
| Father | Bernard Gadney |
| Awards | BAFTA |
Reginald Bernard John Gadney (20 January 1941 – 1 May 2018)[1] was a painter, thriller-writer and an occasional screenwriter or screenplay adaptor. Gadney was also an officer in the Coldstream Guards in the 1960s and later wrote the biopic screenplay Goldeneye (about author Ian Fleming) which was filmed in 1989, directed by Don Boyd with Charles Dance playing Ian Fleming. Gadney cameoed as the real-life James Bond, the man who lent his name to Fleming's eponymous spy.