- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeon Gordon Bennett
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- Leon Gordon was born on January 12, 1891 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Freaks (1932), Rogue's March (1953) and Tarzan and His Mate (1934). He was married to Georgia Spence and Nancy Evelyn. He died on January 4, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesGeorgia Spence(January 15, 1937 - January 4, 1960) (his death, 2 children)Nancy Evelyn(May 7, 1927 - February 14, 1936) (divorced, 2 children)
- Father of actress Gloria Gordon.
- He was assigned by MGM to produce a lavish film of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Brideshead Revisited" in 1948, but the film was abandoned. The book was later the basis for a lavish TV mini-series in 1981, and was finally filmed over forty years after Gordon's death.
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