Leon Gordon (playwright)

Leon Gordon
Gordon in 1918
Born
Leon Gordon Bennett

(1894-01-12)January 12, 1894
Brighton, England, U.K.
DiedJanuary 4, 1960(1960-01-04) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • dramatist
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • sportman
Spouses
  • Georgia Spence
  • Nancy Evelyn

Leon Gordon Bennett (January 12, 1894 – January 4, 1960) was an English-born actor, playwright, screenwriter, director and sportsman[1] who wrote the screenplay for White Cargo.[1][2]

Biography

Gordon was born in Brighton, England in January 1894 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,[3] he emigrated to the United States. In 1930 he joined MGM.[4]

He died of a heart ailment at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, in Los Angeles, California on January 4, 1960. He was survived by two daughters.[5]

Select film credits

Select plays

  • Watch Your Neighbour (1923)
  • Garden of Weeds (1925)
  • The Piker (1926)

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Another Smart Comedy". The Register News-pictorial. Vol. XCV, no. 27, 765. South Australia. 11 August 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Leon Gordon, 64, Writer and Actor: Playwright of 'White Cargo' Is Dead Was Producer and Scenarist at M-G-M New York Times 5 Jan 1960: 31.
  5. ^ "Leon Gordon Dies at 66". Motion Picture Daily. 6 January 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2016.