Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon
Gordon during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
Born	(1947-08-11)August 11, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 24, 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupations	Film director theater director screenwriter playwright film producer
Known for	Organic Theater Company Re-Animator From Beyond Robot Jox Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Fortress The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit H. P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House
Spouse	Carolyn Purdy ​ (m. 1968)​ [1]
Children	3[2]

Stuart Alan Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright.^[3] Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon began directing films in 1985. Most of Gordon's cinematic output was in the horror genre, though he also ventured into science fiction and film noir.

Born in Chicago, Gordon became known for experimental and sometimes controversial live theater at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Moving back to Chicago, he founded and led the Organic Theater Company. In the early 1980s, Gordon went to California to pursue movie making.

Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon was a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and adapted several of the author's stories for the screen, including Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dagon, as well as the Masters of Horror episode Dreams in the Witch-House. He turned to the work of Edgar Allan Poe on two occasions, directing The Pit and the Pendulum in 1991 and The Black Cat for the Masters of Horror series in 2007. Several of his films have gone on to become cult classics.