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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. 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).
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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.
- Michael Barson
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).
- December 15, 1907
- September 29, 1993
Gordon Douglas (born Gordon Douglas Brickner; December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures.
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...
Before he was a well-respected film director, Gordon Douglas was a lowly teenage production intern whose go-getter attitude convinced his boss, famed media mogul Hal Roach, to cast him in the...
