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Michael Gordon
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Grandfather of
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
and
Dan Gordon-Levitt
.
Was blacklisted in the 1950s.
Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations:
José Ferrer
(Best Actor,
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
),
Doris Day
(Best Actress,
Pillow Talk (1959)
), and
Thelma Ritter
(Best Supporting Actress,
Pillow Talk (1959)
). Ferrer won an Oscar for his performance in Gordon's film.
Attended the Yale Drama School with
Elia Kazan
in the 1930s.
Directed
José Ferrer
in his Oscar-winning performance as
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
. His grandson,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
, was first known for appearing on
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
, which featured a guest appearance by
Miguel Ferrer
.
Graduate of Yale University.
His parents, Eva (Kunen) and Paul Gordon, were from Russian Jewish families. His wife, Elizabeth A. (Cohn), was the daughter of Isaac Cohn, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and Mollie Fineberg, a Russian Jewish immigrant.
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