- Grandfather of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dan Gordon-Levitt.
- Was blacklisted in the 1950s.
- Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: José Ferrer (Best Actor, Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)), Doris Day (Best Actress, Pillow Talk (1959)), and Thelma Ritter (Best Supporting Actress, Pillow Talk (1959)). Ferrer won an Oscar for his performance in Gordon's film.
- Attended the Yale Drama School with Elia Kazan in the 1930s.
- Directed José Ferrer in his Oscar-winning performance as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). His grandson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, was first known for appearing on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), which featured a guest appearance by Miguel Ferrer.
- Graduate of Yale University.
- His parents, Eva (Kunen) and Paul Gordon, were from Russian Jewish families. His wife, Elizabeth A. (Cohn), was the daughter of Isaac Cohn, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and Mollie Fineberg, a Russian Jewish immigrant.
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