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Robert Gordon
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American actor and director (1913-1990)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 60
Top works
- The past as authority and as social critic
- "America at its best"
- Civil procedure in Papua New Guinea
- Emmanuel
- Land of the Southern Cross
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Film & TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film Blind Spot, after which he directed several films, including The Joe Louis Story in 1953, It Came…
Known for
- Law of the Wolf — Bobby [Pearson]1939
- Two Against the World — Herman Mills1936
- It's in the Air — Elevator Operator (uncredited)1935
- Strange Wives — Elevator Boy1934
- Student Tour — Jackie - Coxswain (uncredited)1934
- Counsellor at Law — Henry Susskind1933
- Blessed Event — Eddie (uncredited)1932
- Lawyer Man — Willie - Office Boy (uncredited)1932
- Big Business Girl — Office Boy (uncredited)1931
- Wide Open — Office Boy1930
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-03-29
- Active to
- 2022-10-18
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54,309
- Total plays
- 394,824
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There are two Robert Gordons. 1) An American rockabilly revivalist (died 2022). 2) A British techno producer. 1) American rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon (March 29, 1947 – October 18, 2022) grew up in Bethesda, M.D., a suburb of Washington D.C. Unlike many of his heroes, he had a relatively comfortable childhood. At a young age, after hearing Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, he was inspired to choose R'n'R as his future career path, according to Wikipedia. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Gordon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Robert Gordon in The Jazz Singer (1927).png
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- Commons category
- Robert Gordon (director)
- nickname
- Bobby
- date of birth
- 1913-08-21
- date of death
- 1990-12-01
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Eden Memorial Park
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