Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon
Born
Bert Ira Gordon

(1922-09-24)September 24, 1922
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2023(2023-03-08) (aged 100)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm director
Spouses
  • Flora Lang
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    ​
    (m. 1945; div. 1979)​
  • Eva Marklstorfer
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    (m. 1980)​
Children4, including Susan
Websitewww.bertigordon.com

Bert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for screenwriting and producing and/or directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Earth vs. the Spider (1958), Village of the Giants (1965), and Empire of the Ants (1977).[1][2]

Most of Gordon's work is in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. He was nicknamed "Mr. B.I.G." by Forrest J Ackerman, a reference to both his initials and his films' tendency to feature super-sized creatures.[3]

  1. ^ Bartlett, Rhett (2023-03-09). "Bert I. Gordon, Director of Cult (and Cheap) Sci-Fi Classics, Dies at 100". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ "Bert I. Gordon | Director, Producer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ Don Glut (18 June 2007). I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: The Book. McFarland. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7864-3041-3.