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Gordon Davidson (director) was born on 7 May, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., is an American stage- and film director (1933–2016). Discover Gordon Davidson (director)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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Stage director, film director, philanthropist |
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83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
7 May, 1933 |
| Birthday |
7 May |
| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
2 October, 2016 |
| Died Place |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Gordon Davidson (director) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Gordon Davidson (director)'s Wife?
His wife is Judith Swiller (m. 1959)
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Joseph Davidson
Alice Gordon |
| Wife |
Judith Swiller (m. 1959) |
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| Children |
Adam Davidson
Rachel Davidson Janger |
Gordon Davidson (director) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gordon Davidson (director) worth at the age of 83 years old? Gordon Davidson (director)’s income source is mostly from being a successful film. He is from United States. We have estimated Gordon Davidson (director)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
film |
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Timeline
Together with dancer and producer Felisa Vanoff (1925–2014), he established the Salon at the Taper, an annual charity dinner in honor of a lyricist.
Each year, the event was hosted by Michael Feinstein and took place in Los Angeles, California.
The proceeds went to Nick's Tix, a non-profit organization selling low-cost tickets to students, seniors and the disabled for all performances at the Los Angeles Music Center.
He was married to Judi Davidson.
Gordon Davidson (May 7, 1933 – October 2, 2016) was an American stage and film director and the founding artistic director of Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
He graduated from Cornell University in 1956, studying electrical engineering, and received a master's in theater from Case Western Reserve University in 1957.
He described his Jewish faith and heritage: “My paternal grandfather, born in a small town near Kyiv, was Orthodox; my father was Conservative; and I’m Reform.”
Moving to Los Angeles in 1963 to serve as Director of the Theatre Group based at UCLA, Gordon Davidson was selected in 1967 to be Artistic Director of the then new Mark Taper Forum and staged as the inaugural show The Devils followed by In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Davidson directed over 40 plays including The Trial of the Catonsville Nine and Murderous Angels in 1971, Children of a Lesser God in 1982 and Stuff Happens in 2005.
He also directed the film version The Trial of the Catonsville Nine in 1972 and a TV film called The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1977.
According to his Los Angeles Times Obituary, Davidson produced over 300 plays for Center Theatre Group.
In 1977, Gordon Davidson earned Best Director Tony Award for his staging on Broadway of The Shadow Box, which he first staged at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
The Taper won the Tony that year for Outstanding Regional Theater.
In 2003, he made a brief cameo appearance as himself, directing a play starring James Earl Jones and Jack McFarland, in an episode of Will & Grace.
Until 2005, he worked as artistic director for the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
He is fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He died on October 2, 2016.
He is interred at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Ca.
