About the Authors
Bill McGee and Sandra McGee are the authors of THE DIVORCE SEEKERS: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler. From 1947 to 1950, Bill McGee was the head dude wrangler on the Flying M E, an exclusive divorce ranch 20 miles south of Reno that catered to wealthy Easterners and Hollywood celebrities.
Bill McGee was born in 1925 in Montana and grew up on ranches in Parks and Phillips counties. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and did duty in the Pacific theater. After the war, he returned to cowboying and worked as a dude wrangler on the Flying M E in northern Nevada. In 1950, he left cowboying and made a successful transition into the broadcasting field where he enjoyed a 32-year career.
Sandra McGee is a former publicist for the performing arts and current Director of Marketing for BMC Publications. She is passionate about movies from the 1930s and ’40s, and writes this blog, Reno Reporter.
Bill and Sandra are members of Western Writers of America. They may be contacted at bmcpublications@aol.com.
