Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949^{[citation needed]} – December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show.[2]

Susan Gordon
Gordon in Tormented (1960)
Born	Susan Lynn Gordon (1949-07-27)July 27, 1949 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2011(2011-12-11) (aged 62) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–1967
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.5m)
Spouse	Avraham Aviner ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	6[1]
Parent	Bert I. Gordon (father)

Life and career

Gordon was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of film director Bert I. Gordon and his wife Flora (Lang). Susan began her career, at age eight, as a last-minute substitute for another young actress in 1958's Attack of the Puppet People, directed by her father, who subsequently directed her in three additional films — The Boy and the Pirates, Tormented (both 1960) and 1966's Picture Mommy Dead, her final film.[3][4] In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies, playing the daughter of musician, composer and bandleader Red Nichols, portrayed by Danny Kaye.

On television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends an alien. Other series included Gunsmoke (1961 Episode “Little Girl” - S6E28), Alfred Hitchcock Presents,[5] My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.

Death

She was a resident of the New Jersey township of Teaneck, a suburb of New York City, where she had settled after returning to her Jewish roots and marrying Avi Aviner, who had been a communal leader to the Jews of Tokyo. She died on December 11, 2011, due to thyroid cancer and was buried in Kedumim, an Israeli settlement.[6][7]

References

External links

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