Barbara Gordon (filmmaker)

Barbara Gordon (née Loeb) is an American documentary filmmaker and author. After graduating from Barnard College, she worked for almost 20 years in television as a writer and producer.[1] She won two Emmys for her work on the Channel 2 Eye on Series Documentary for WCBS. She also worked on the PBS Emmy Award-winning series The Great American Dream Machine, where she filmed segments on Studs Terkel, Dalton Trumbo, and Jane Fonda.[2] In 1979, Gordon released her autobiography I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, which follows her addiction to Valium and battle toward recovery.[3][4] A film adaptation, directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jill Clayburgh as Gordon, was released in 1982.[5] Gordon is also the author of the novel Defects of the Heart[6] and the nonfiction book Jennifer Fever.[7]

Not to be confused with the fictional character Barbara Gordon, one of the heroines who have taken up the mantle of Batgirl.

She currently lives in New York City.

References
  1. Patricia Burstein,"TV Producer Barbara Gordon 'danced' to Valium's Tune - and Landed in a Mental Ward" People.com. Published 1979-06-18. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  2. "The Great American Dream Machine" Paleycenter.org. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  3. Darlene Gavron Stevens, "I Found a New Career in the Middle of My Life". Chicago Tribune. Published 1988-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  4. "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can - Beaufort Books". Beaufortbooks.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  5. "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" Imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  6. "Defects of the Heart". Kirkus Reviews. Published 1983-06-01. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  7. "Jennifer Fever". Kirkus Reviews. Published 1988-06-30. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
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