Gary Malcolm Wright was born on April 26, 1943, in Cresskill, in northeast New Jersey, the middle of three children of Lou Wright, a structural engineer, and Anne (Belvedere) Wright.
His mother helped instill in him an interest in music and acting, driving him to piano lessons and eventually to auditions.
“I originally came into the play as an understudy to the main role, and then I picked up the main child role,” Mr. Wright said in a 2014 interview with Smashing Interviews magazine.
While attending Tenafly High School, he played in various rock groups, including a duo called Gary and Billy with his school friend Bill Markle.
Their single “Working After School” was played on the TV show “American Bandstand.”After high school, Mr. Wright attended William & Mary in Virginia for a year before transferring to New York University, where he switched his focus to medicine.
Persons:
Gary Malcolm Wright, Lou Wright, Wright, Fanny, ”, Florence Henderson, “, ” Mr, Gary, Billy, Bill Markle, William, William & Mary, Chris Blackwell, . Blackwell
Organizations:
Rangers, Little League baseball, Tenafly High School, William &, New York University, Island Records
Locations:
Cresskill, New Jersey, Anne, Belvedere, Virginia, Berlin, Europe, Oslo, England