Gadabout Gaddis's birth name is Roscoe Vernon Gaddis.
Nope, they are two different people. The flying fisherman's name was - Gadabout Roscoe Vernon Gaddis.
Gadabout Gaddis was born on January 28, 1896, in Mattoon, Illinois, USA.
It implies someone who travels around a lot, not necessarily derogatory- Gadabout Gaddis was a popular radio and tv fishing commentator. He was often televised fishing out the bow hatch of a Republic Seabee amphibious plane-which tied into his TV show- the Flying Fisherman. Opposite of Gadabout would be a Homebody or a Porch-rider.
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Noted Fishing writer and commentator Vincent ( Gadabout) Gaddis coined the term in an Argosy article in l964. He wrote a book on the subject. I don't know if he ever fished the surrounding waters, caught any Icthysoars, or had fishing equipment mysteriously vanish! Having no scientific standing Mr. Gaddis was a popular writer and radio-TV commentator on fishing. I don"t know if Gadabout ever got about to visiting the Triangle! The Radio commentator Roby Yonge was also keen on the subject, the two may have been friends.
Vincent ( Gadabout) Gaddis wrote a book about it in the fifities called Invisible horizons or a similar title- sounded just a little occult. he wrote it under Vincent, not his nickname. Long time radio and TV fishing commentator.
Charles Berlitz ( the linguist). another book with a different title ( something like Invisible Horizons or well, it had Horizons in the title- was penned by Vincent (Gadabout) Gaddis, the noted fishing commentator=- between the two of them they popularized the concept of the Bermuda Triangle.
Thomas Gaddis died in 1834.
Thomas Gaddis was born in 1742.
Vincent Gaddis was born in 1913.
Vincent Gaddis died in 1997.
Bailey Gaddis is 5' 6".