Biography
Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 β 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 β 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.
Filmography
all 22
TV Shows 15
Movies 7
Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
Going My Way (1962)
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Sam Benedict (1962)
The New Breed (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
Tormented (1960)
The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
Miracle On 34th Street (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Five Pennies (1959)
The Man in the Net (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
General Electric Theater (1953)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1949-07-27
Deathday2011-12-11 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Paul, United States of America
FatherBert Ira Gordon
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSusan Lynn Gordon
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