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Gordon M. Douglas
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Director Born: December 5, 1909 in New York City, NY Death: 1993 Biography:An actor and casting director for "Hal Roach" in the early '30s, "Gordon Douglas" appeared in the "Boy Friends" comedy series. He began directing in 1936, guiding the Little Rascals in some of their best two-reelers, including "Bored of Education" and "Rushin' Ballet", and their only feature, "General Spanky" (co-directed with "Fred Newmeyer"). After directing "Oliver Hardy" and "Harry Langdon" in "Zenobia", he worked with Laurel and Hardy in "Saps at Sea". A series of low-budget comedies followed in the '40s, but by the '50s Douglas was an admired action director with such credits as "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye", a gangster film with "James Cagney"; "Only the Valiant", a western with "Gregory Peck"; and "Them!", a science fictioner with giant ants. Comedy and action remained Douglas' specialties in the '60s and '70s: he directed "Bob Hope" ("Call Me Bwana") and "Jerry Lewis" ("Way... Way Out"), as... Full Biography
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