Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon (October 10, 1938 – November 27, 1982) was an American screenwriter and film director who wrote and directed the 1981 comedy Arthur, starring Dudley Moore. Gordon died in New York City on November 27, 1982, from a heart attack at the age of 44.

Gordon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Arthur. It marked his only work as a film director. He had written only one previous feature film, The One and Only (1978), starring Henry Winkler, having spent several years writing for television.

Early and personal life Gordon was born in Chester, Pennsylvania but was raised by his aunt and uncle in Ottawa Hills, Ohio, after his parents died. Gordon grew up in a Jewish family in the Toledo suburb of Ottawa Hills, Ohio, and graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1957. He never married.

Death and legacy According to Gordon's brother Dr. Michael Gordon, Gordon had been suffering from chest pains and had seen a doctor five days before his death. In 2010, Gordon was inducted into the Ottawa Hills Foundation's Community Hall of Fame.

TV and Film Lotsa Luck (1974) (TV) The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1974) (TV) Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974) (TV) Chico and the Man (1974) (TV) Barney Miller (1975) (TV) The Practice (1976) (TV) (Creator) The One and Only (1978) Good Time Harry (1980) (TV) Arthur (1981) (Director/Writer)