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Gale Gordon
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Actor Born: February 2, 1906 in New York City, NY Death: June 30, 1995 in Escondido, CA Biography:Described by TV producer "Hy Averback" as "a combination of "Laurence Olivier" and"Charley Chase"," bombastic comic actor "Gale Gordon" was the son of vaudeville performers. His father was "quick-change" artist Charles T. Aldrich, and his mother was actress "Gloria Gordon" (best known for her portrayal of Mrs. O'Reilly on radio's "My Friend Irma"). Born with a cleft palate, Gordon underwent two excruciating oral operations as a child. By the time he was 17, Gordon's diction was so precise and his "new" voice so richly developed that he was invited to study acting under the aegis of famed actor/manager "Richard Bennett".
After several years on stage, Gordon moved to California in 1929, where he worked in Los Angeles radio as a free-lance actor and announcer. He appeared in heroic and villainous "straight" parts on such syndicated radio series as "The Adventures of Fu Manchu" and English Coronets,... Full Biography
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