Name Steve Gordon Role Screenwriter | Alma mater Ohio State University | |
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Born 1938 Chester, Pennsylvania Occupation Screenwriter, film director Died November 27, 1982, New York City, New York, United States Movies Arthur, Arthur 2: On the Rocks, Live at the Garden Awards Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy Nominations Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Similar People Dudley Moore, Jason Winer, John Gielgud, Peter Baynham, Geraldine Fitzgerald | ||
Steve Gordon (1938 – November 27, 1982) was an American screenwriter and film director who is best known for writing and directing the 1981 comedy Arthur, starring Dudley Moore. Gordon died in New York City on November 27, 1982, from a heart attack. He was 44 years old.
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Gordon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Arthur. The film not only marked his directorial debut, but his only work as a film director. He had written only one previous feature film, The One and Only (1978), starring Henry Winkler, after having spent several years writing for television.
Early and personal life
Gordon had a brother, Dr. Michael Gordon. They were raised by their aunt and uncle after their parents died in Pennsylvania. Gordon grew up in the Toledo suburb of Ottawa Hills, Ohio, and graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1957. Gordon then attended the Ohio State University, where he majored in political science and history; he graduated in 1961. Gordon had resided in New York City since his graduation from Ohio State. He never married.
Death and legacy
According to his brother, Gordon had been suffering from chest pains and had visited the doctor five days before his death. Gordon's niece was eating lunch with him at his New York City apartment when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
In December 1982 an annual scholarship for Ottawa Hills High School was created in Gordon's name. In 2010 he was one of five people inducted into the Ottawa Hills Foundation's Community Hall of Fame.