Leon Gordon (playwright)

Leon Gordon (1891 - January 4, 1960) was an English-born playwright, actor and director best known for writing White Cargo.[1][2]

Leon Gordon
Born
Leon Gordon Bennett

(1894-01-12)January 12, 1894
Brighton, England, U.K.
DiedJanuary 4, 1960(1960-01-04) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • playwright
  • dramatist
  • director
Spouse(s)Georgia Spence
Nancy Evelyn

Biography

Gordon was born in Brighton in 1891 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 on January 4, 1960. He was survived by two daughters.[4]

Select film credits

Select plays
  • Watch Your Neighbour (1923)
  • Garden of Weeds (1925)
  • The Piker (1926)
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References
  1. "LEON GORDON". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. "MODERN TASTES IN DRAMA". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. LEON GORDON, 64, WRITERANDACTOR: Playwright of 'White Cargo' Is DeaduWas Producer and Scenarist at M-G-M New York Times 5 Jan 1960: 31.
  4. "Leon Gordon Dies at 66". Motion Picture Daily. 6 January 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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