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Male, born 1925-04-25, died 2022-06-10
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High School
Graduate, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA.
Parents
His mother was Ethel Harmer, an artist.
The architect's father was Harry Gesner, an inventor and engineer.
Spouse
Gesner married four times.
He first wed Audrey Hawthorne, but this union did not last long.
He next married Patricia Townsend during the 1950s.
The architect married another Patricia, Patricia Alexander.
His last marriage was to a high-school classmate, actress Nan Martin (d. 2010) in 1969.
Children
The architect was survived by three children in 2022: With Audrey Hawthorne, he had Tara Gesner Tanzer-Cartwright.
Jason Gesner was the son of Gesner and his third wife Patricia Alexander.
His last son, Zen Gesner, was born to Nan Martin.
PCAD id: 9162