John Marshall Bay (November 30, 1928 – November 7, 1982) was an American actor and playwright.
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Early life
Bay was born in Chicago, the location of his family's company, Bays English Muffins.
Personal life and death
He was married to the actress Elaine Stritch for nine years until his death from brain cancer in 1982. They are buried alongside each other at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois.
Career
Bay appeared in many productions, including the Doctor Who story The Crusade in 1965, playing the fourth Earl of Leicester. He also originated the role of Samovar in the original London production of A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. Bay also toured the United States in the early 1980s with his one-man play An Elephant in My Pajamas, based on the life of Groucho Marx.
Partial filmography
Design for Loving (1962) - Freddie
Yellow Dog (1973) - Galloway
Gold (1974) - Syndicate Member
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) - Heywood Brown