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Also known as Robert Gordon (director)

American actor and director (1913-1990)

Person · Open Library

Works
60

Top works

  • The past as authority and as social critic
  • "America at its best"
  • Civil procedure in Papua New Guinea
  • Emmanuel
  • Land of the Southern Cross

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1947-03-29
Active to
2022-10-18
rock & rollrockabilly

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
54,309
Total plays
394,824

Tags

rockabillyRock and Rollrock n roll80srock

There are two Robert Gordons. 1) An American rockabilly revivalist (died 2022). 2) A British techno producer. 1) American rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon (March 29, 1947 – October 18, 2022) grew up in Bethesda, M.D., a suburb of Washington D.C. Unlike many of his heroes, he had a relatively comfortable childhood. At a young age, after hearing Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, he was inspired to choose R'n'R as his future career path, according to Wikipedia. <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Family name
Gordon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pittsburgh
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Robert Gordon in The Jazz Singer (1927).png
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Commons category
Robert Gordon (director)
nickname
Bobby
date of birth
1913-08-21
date of death
1990-12-01
writing language
English language
place of burial
Eden Memorial Park
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