Bernard Gordon was born on October 29, 1918 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for 55 Days at Peking (1963), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) and The Day of the Triffids (1963). He was married to Jean Lewin. He died on May 11, 2007 in Hollywood Hills, California, USA.
[on the all-star cast of "55 Days At Peking" (1963)]: They were all a bunch of prima donnas.
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[1997 interview in the New York Times] The action by the guild [restoring some of his writing credits] comes about 40 years too late to help my Hollywood career. I sure am angry at the way I was treated by all the major studios. They blacklisted me, and I couldn't get any work in this damn town.
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Fact
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Writers Branch).
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He was subpoenaed to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was never called, but an acquaintance named him before the committee, and he was fired from a studio and blacklisted.
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Led the protest against the honorary Oscar awarded to director Elia Kazan in 1999.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Surfacing
1981
Krakatoa: East of Java
1968
written by
Custer of the West
1967
written by
Circus World
1964
story - front Philip Yordan
The Thin Red Line
1964
screenplay
Cry of Battle
1963
writer
55 Days at Peking
1963
screenplay
The Day of the Triffids
1962
screenplay - front Philip Yordan
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
screenplay - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
Escape from San Quentin
1957
written by - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
Chicago Confidential
1957
screenplay - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
Hellcats of the Navy
1957
screenplay - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
written by - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
screenplay - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
screenplay - originally as Raymond T. Marcus
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954
screen story - front John T. Williams / screenplay - front John T. Williams
Crime Wave
1953
adaptation
The Lawless Breed
1953
screenplay
Flesh and Fury
1952
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pancho Villa
1972
producer
Horror Express
1972
producer
Bad Man's River
1971
producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
TV Movie documentary film clips: Motion Picture Holdings
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les exilés d'Hollywood
2006
Documentary
Himself
American Masters
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead
1996
Video documentary
Himself
100 Years of Horror
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself - Screenwriter / Himself - Screenwriter 'Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'
$3 Million
