Marian McKnight was born December 19th 1936 in Manning, South Carolina is a former American beauty pageant winner. She earned the 1957 Miss America title with a Marilyn Monroe act in the talent portion, and later worked with Monroe's ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio, for a Virginia supplier of military bases. Despite the contention of Monroe biographer Donald Spoto, McKnight denied that she and DiMaggio were romantically involved. She married actor Gary Conway in 1958.
Gary Conway was born Gareth Monello Carmody February 4,1936 in Boston, Massachusetts. His most notable credits include a co-starring role with Gene Barry in the detective series Burke's Law from 1963-1965. In addition, he starred in the Irwin Allen sci-fi series Land of the Giants from 1968-1970, which has become one of the most popular series ever in worldwide exposure. Conway has been married for many years to Marian McKnight, who was Miss America 1957. They have worked together in film production and writing. Conway's film credits include I Was a Teenage Frankenstein as the monster, How to Make a Monster, Black Gunn, The Farmer and American Ninja 2.
Here they are now at their winery in Paso Robles Ca.
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