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Michael Gordon (film director)

Michael Gordon, American actor and director (died 1993)

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Born
September 6, 1909
Died
April 29, 1993
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1909

About Michael Gordon (film director)

Michael Gordon was an American stage actor and stage and film director. He also directed the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, for which José Ferrer won a Best Actor Academy Award. Michael was the second of three boys born to the Gordon family; first born was Bertram Ira Gordon (1914–1985), who was a lieutenant in the U.S.

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Michael Gordon (film director) timeline

  1. Michael was the second of three boys born to the Gordon family; first born was Bertram Ira Gordon (1914–1985), who was a lieutenant in the U.S.
  2. He also directed the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, for which José Ferrer won a Best Actor Academy Award.

The world when Michael Gordon (film director) was born

Michael Gordon (film director) was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael Gordon (film director)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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