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Sam Gordon(1913-2008)

  • Property Department
  • Art Department
  • Manager
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Sam Gordon was born on 22 October 1913 in New York, USA. Sam was a manager, known for West Side Story (1961), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Sam died on 12 March 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1913
DiedMarch 12, 2008(94)
BornOctober 22, 1913
DiedMarch 12, 2008(94)
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Known for

"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Property Department
  • 1961
Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven
7.7
  • Property Department
  • 1960
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.6
  • Property Department
  • 1977
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Property Department
  • 1971

Credits

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Property Department

  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
    The Karate Kid Part III
    5.4
    • property master
    • 1989
  • Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, and Alyson Hannigan in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
    My Stepmother Is an Alien
    5.4
    • property master
    • 1988
  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
    The Karate Kid Part II
    6.2
    • property master
    • 1986
  • Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Falk, Charles Durning, and Valerie Curtin in Big Trouble (1986)
    Big Trouble
    5.2
    • property master (as Sammy Gordon)
    • 1986
  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984)
    The Karate Kid
    7.4
    • property master
    • 1984
  • Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, and Scott Schwartz in The Toy (1982)
    The Toy
    5.8
    • property master
    • 1982
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
    Annie
    6.6
    • property master
    • 1982
  • Bill Murray in Stripes (1981)
    Stripes
    6.8
    • property master
    • 1981
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving in The Competition (1980)
    The Competition
    6.6
    • property master
    • 1980
  • John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Lee, Toshirō Mifune, Eddie Deezen, and Robert Stack in 1941 (1979)
    1941
    5.7
    • property master (as Sammy Gordon)
    • 1979
  • Lee Marvin, Maximilian Schell, Robert Shaw, and Linda Evans in Avalanche Express (1979)
    Avalanche Express
    4.9
    • property master
    • 1979
  • Jeff Bridges and John Huston in Winter Kills (1979)
    Winter Kills
    6.2
    • property master
    • 1979
  • Sylvester Stallone and David Huffman in F.I.S.T. (1978)
    F.I.S.T.
    6.4
    • property master
    • 1978
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • property master
    • 1977
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Charles Bronson in St. Ives (1976)
    St. Ives
    6.2
    • props
    • 1976

Art Department

  • Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Hartman in Walking Tall (1973)
    Walking Tall
    6.9
    • properties
    • 1973
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy
    7.2
    • prop master
    • 1965
  • Diane Brewster, Edgar Buchanan, George Montgomery, and Highland Dale in King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
    King of the Wild Stallions
    5.9
    • prop master
    • 1959
  • Eileen Howe, John Ireland, Norman Leavitt, Hal March, Lon McCallister, and George E. Stone in Combat Squad (1953)
    Combat Squad
    5.0
    • prop master
    • 1953
  • I. Stanford Jolley, Patricia Knox, James Newill, Dave O'Brien, and Dan White in Trail of Terror (1943)
    Trail of Terror
    6.7
    • properties (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sammy Gordon
  • Born
    • October 22, 1913
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 12, 2008
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of Harry Gordon and Rose Gordon.
  • Nickname
    • Sammy Gordon

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