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George Gordon | |
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| Born | September 2, 1906 |
| Died | May 24, 1986(1986-05-24) (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, director, storyboard artist |
| Employer(s) | Out Of The Inkwell Studios/Fleischer Studios (1926–1931) Terrytoons (1930–1937) MGM Cartoons (1937–1945) John Sutherland Productions (1945–1967) DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1967–1980) Hanna-Barbera (1979–1986) |
| Relatives | Dan Gordon (brother)[1] |
George Gordon (September 2, 1906 – May 24, 1986) was an American film and TVanimator and director of animated productions. Starting in film in 1930, he moved to TV in its early days. Gordon is credited with hundreds of cartoons from 1937 through 1983.
Gordon began working with animation in 1930 at theTerrytoons Studio as an animator on theJesse and James andFarmer Al Falfa Cartoons. Gordon was later promoted to the director position onanimations such as:[2]
In 1937, Gordon left Terrytoons for theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio to work as an animator.[3] During his career at MGM, he directedBarney Bear shorts[4] and animated forTom and Jerry.[5]
After departing MGM, Gordon found employment atJohn Sutherland Productions. While there, he directed the animated shortThe Trainer Within. The film was preserved at theUnited States National Library of Medicine as of 1988.[6] He supervised stories for theUPA cartoonMr. Magoo.[7] By the 1960s Gordon served as director forDePatie-Freleng'sThe Ant and the Aardvark series of shorts.[8][9]
Gordon spent his final years atHanna-Barbera, where he directed various episodes ofThe Kwicky Koala Show,[10]Trollkins[11] andThe New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show.[12]
George's older brother,Dan Gordon, worked for Hanna-Barbera as well.[13] He had a daughter named Sally Lucas.[citation needed]
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