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Film director. actor. Years active. 1930–1977. Spouse. Julia Mack. Children. 2. Gordon Douglas Brickner (December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American film director and actor, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures.
- Gordon Douglas Brickner, December 15, 1907, New York City, U.S.
- Julia Mack
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- 1930–1977
Gordon Douglas (1907-1993) Gordon Douglas. Director. Actor. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Starting out as a child actor, Gordon Douglas was eventually hired by Hal Roach as a gag writer. His first directorial assignments were for Roach's "Our Gang" series. Graduating to features, Douglas stayed with comedies, directing Oliver Hardy in ...
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Gordon Douglas (born December 15, 1907, New York City, New York, U.S.—died September 29, 1993, Los Angeles, California) American filmmaker who was noted for his versatility; he directed popular Our Gang shorts before launching a feature-film career that included musicals, westerns, film noirs, and crime dramas. Early work
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Gordon Douglas. Director: Them!. Starting out as a child actor, Gordon Douglas was eventually hired by Hal Roach as a gag writer. His first directorial assignments were for Roach's "Our Gang" series. Graduating to features, Douglas stayed with comedies, directing Oliver Hardy in Zenobia (1939) and both Hardy and Stan Laurel in Saps at Sea (1940). Douglas left Roach for RKO, for which he ...
- December 15, 1907
- September 29, 1993
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Oct 2, 1993 · Gordon Douglas, a film director who made dozens of "Our Gang" episodes, including an Oscar winner, died on Wednesday at the Hancock Park Convalescent Home after an undisclosed illness. He was 85.
Bored of Education won the 1936 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film, and was the only Our Gang entry ever honored with the award. Douglas remained with the series as director for two years. His Our Gang shorts, featuring Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Porky, Buckwheat, Waldo, Butch and Woim, are the most familiar in the series’ 22-year canon.
Birthday: Dec 15, 1907. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. Before he was a well-respected film director, Gordon Douglas was a lowly teenage production intern whose go-getter attitude convinced ...
