▁his ▁long ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁to ▁avoid ▁accus ations ▁of ▁ne pot ism . ▁ ▁Michael ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁engaged ▁to ▁Mary ▁Gard ner , ▁the ▁ex - w ife ▁of ▁Hollywood ▁director ▁Otto ▁Prem inger . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Prem inger ▁was ▁divor cing ▁Mary ▁and ▁claimed ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁R enn ie ▁said ▁he ▁earned ▁$ 1 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁which ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁$ 3 6 , 0 0 0 ▁net . ▁ ▁Death ▁Less ▁than ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁leaving ▁Hollywood , ▁he ▁journey ed ▁to ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Har rog ate , ▁York shire , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁brother . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁an ▁a ort ic ▁an eur ys m ▁almost ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁ 6 2 nd ▁birth day . ▁After ▁his ▁cre m ation , ▁his ▁as hes ▁were ▁inter red ▁in ▁Har low ▁Hill ▁C emetery , ▁Har rog ate . ▁ ▁Complete ▁film ography ▁▁ ▁Secret ▁Agent ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁as ▁Army ▁Captain ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁Could ▁Work ▁Mira cles ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁as ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Cop ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁Gy ps y ▁(