Susan Gordon
Biography: Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 — December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show. Gordon was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of film director Bert I. Gordon and his wife Flora (Lang). Susan began her career, at age eight, as a last-minute substitute for another young actress in 1958's Attack of the Puppet People, directed by her father, who subsequently directed her in three additional films — The Boy and the Pirates, Tormented (both 1960) and 1966's Picture Mommy Dead, her final film. In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies, playing the daughter of musician, composer and bandleader Red Nichols, portrayed by Danny Kaye. On television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends an alien. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 27, 1949
Deathday: December 11, 2011
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Tormented
1960-09-22
Tormented
Overview: A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-09-22
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Attack of the Puppet People
1958-04-01
Attack of the Puppet People
Overview: A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-04-01
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The Five Pennies
1959-06-18
The Five Pennies
Overview: Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-18
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The Boy and the Pirates
1960-04-13
The Boy and the Pirates
Overview: Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-04-13
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The Man in the Net
1959-06-10
The Man in the Net
Overview: An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt to take the law into their own hands.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-10
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Picture Mommy Dead
1966-11-02
Picture Mommy Dead
Overview: Susan Shelley is released from an asylum where she's been confined to after the shock suffered over the fiery death of her mother. Her father has a new wife, who has only married him for the money left to him by his dead wife. Susan is still haunted by her mother's memory, and her step-mother is conspiring with her lover to get the troubled girl to lead them to her mother's missing diamond necklace.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-02
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Miracle On 34th Street
1959-11-27
Miracle On 34th Street
Overview: In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-27
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Famous Ghost Stories
1961-12-31
Famous Ghost Stories
Overview: A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion International. Vincent Price hosts as a poltergeist introducing the ghost story to follow. It's really an edited version of Gordon's 1960 film Tormented, starring Richard Carlson as a jazz musician haunted by the spirit of an old flame he let fall from a lighthouse.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-31
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