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- NAME: John Gavin
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor, Entrepreneur, Diplomat
- BIRTH DATE: April 08, 1931 (Age: 82)
- EDUCATION: St. Johns Military Academy, Villanova Preparatory School, Stanford University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aries
Best Known For
American actor and businessman John Gavin starred in such classic films as Psycho and Midnight Lace, and was also U.S ambassador to Mexico under Ronald Reagan.
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John Gavin. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/john-gavin-20964749. Accessed May 25, 2013.
Ambassador
In 1981, Gavin was nominated U.S. ambassador to Mexico by his friend and former fellow actor, President Ronald Reagan. Gavin spent the next five years in Mexico, leading one of America's biggest diplomatic missions abroad. An excess of 1,000 Mexican and American workers represented more than 12 government organizations positioned throughout Mexico. Gavin left his diplomatic post in May 1986 to return to the private sector.
Businessman
After he gave up his ambassador's position, Gavin became president of Univisa Satellite Communications, Inc., as subsidiary of Univisa, which operates a broad array of communications, entertainment and media firms. Gavin has likewise been the acting president of Gamma Services Corp., otherwise known as Gamma Holdings, since he founded the global capital and consulting company in 1968.
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