Biography
K. Gordon Murray (1922β1979) was an American producer, most notable for his redubbing and re-releasing of foreign fairy tale films for U.S. audiences. He is often cited as the "King of the Kiddie Matinee." Murray also marketed many of the Mexploitation luchador films, such as Santo films popular in Mexico, changing Santo's name to Samson and dubbing them in English.Among his more famous contributions are Little Red Riding Hood (1960), Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters (1962), Rumpelstiltskin (1955), The Golden Goose (1964) and Santa Claus (1959), which he also narrated under the pseudonym "Ken Smith."
Filmography
all 18
Movies 18
Producer 14
Writer 3
Producer
Thunder County (1974)
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Producer
Mother Goose's Birthday Party (1970)
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Producer
Santa's Fantasy Fair (1969)
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Savages from Hell (1968)
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Shanty Tramp (1967)
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Producer
The Doctor Speaks Out (1966)
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Santa's Enchanted Village (1964)
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The Golden Goose (1964)
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Producer
The Bloody Vampire (1962)
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The Turkish Cucumber (1962)
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The Living Coffin (1959)
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Stinky the Skunk
Little Red Riding Hood (1959)
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Producer
Naughty New York (1959)
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The Donkey, The Table and The Stick (1956)
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Rumpelstilzchen (1955)
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Mother Holly (1954)
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King Thrushbeard (1954)
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Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt (1953)
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1974
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GenderMale
Birthday1922-01-08
Deathday1979-12-30 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceBloomington, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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