Editing Gavin MacLeod (section)

==Early life==
Gavin MacLeod was born Allen George See on February 28, 1931, in [[Mount Kisco, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-29|title=NY Native Gavin MacLeod, 'Mary Tyler Moore,' 'Love Boat' Actor, Dies|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/somers/obituaries/ny-native-gavin-macleod-mary-tyler-moore-love-boat-actor-dies/809947/|access-date=2021-06-05| work= [[Nassau Daily Voice]] |language=en}}</ref> His mother, Margaret ([[Maiden and married names|née]] Shea) See (1906–2004), a [[middle school]] dropout, worked for ''[[Reader's Digest]]''. His father, George See (1906–1945), an [[electrician]], was part [[Ojibwe|Chippewa (Ojibwe)]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20070278,00.html| title=Gavin MacLeod, Love Boat (and Jump Rope) Skipper, Graduates from Mtm with a Hit| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=February 27, 1978| access-date=April 22, 2013| last=Kessler| first=Judy}}</ref> His brother Ronald was three years his junior. He grew up in [[Pleasantville, New York]], and studied acting at [[Ithaca College]], from which he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.<ref>CBSLA staff (May 29, 2021). "[https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/05/29/actor-gavin-macleod-the-love-boat-captain-dies-at-the-age-of-90/ Actor Gavin MacLeod, 'The Love Boat' Captain, Dies at the Age of 90]", CBS LA. Retrieved May 30, 2021.</ref>

After serving in the [[United States Air Force]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/macleod-gavin-1930-gavin-mac-leod-gavin-mcleod-o-d-warbux|title=MacLeod, Gavin 1930- (Gavin Mac Leod, Gavin McLeod, O. D. Warbux)|date=2004|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> he moved to New York City and worked at [[Radio City Music Hall]] while looking for acting work. At about this time he changed his name, drawing "Gavin" from a physically disabled victim in a television drama, and "MacLeod" from his Ithaca drama coach, Beatrice MacLeod.<ref>{{cite book| last=MacLeod| first=Gavin| title=This is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith & Life| date=October 29, 2013| url=https://archive.org/details/thisisyourcaptai0000macl| url-access= registration| publisher=Thomas Nelson| page=[https://archive.org/details/thisisyourcaptai0000macl/page/32 32]| isbn=978-0849965289}}</ref> MacLeod said in a 2013 interview with ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' about his stage name, he "felt as if my name was getting in the way of my success." ''Allan,'' he wrote, "just wasn't strong enough," and ''See'' was "too confusing."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.parade.com/216129/viannguyen/the-love-boat-captain-gavin-macleod-reveals-struggle-with-alcohol-abuse| title=The Love Boat Captain Gavin MacLeod Reveals Struggle With Alcohol Abuse| magazine= [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]| date=October 19, 2013| access-date=February 2, 2016}}</ref>