Leon Gordon (playwright)
Leon Gordon (1894 - January 4, 1960) was an English-born playwright, actor and director best known for writing White Cargo.[1][2]
He was born in London and studied at St John's College. He became an actor and was a leading man with the Boston Repertory Company. He began writing plays. After directing plays in Australia he joined MGM in 1930.[3]
He died of a heart ailment at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital January 4, 1960. He was survived by two daughters.[4]
Select film credits
- Sandra (1924) (as an actor)
- Heartbreak (1931)
- A Yank at Oxford (1938)
- They Met in Bombay (1941)
- White Cargo (1942)
- Kim (1950)
- The Hour of 13 (1952)
Select Plays
- Watch Your Neighbour (1923)
- Garden of Weeds (1925)
- The Piker (1926)
References
- ↑ "LEON GORDON". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ "MODERN TASTES IN DRAMA". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ LEON GORDON, 64, WRITERANDACTOR: Playwright of 'White Cargo' Is DeaduWas Producer and Scenarist at M-G-M New York Times 5 Jan 1960: 31.
- ↑ "Leon Gordon Dies at 66". Motion Picture Daily. January 6, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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