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George Gordon (September 2, 1906 – May 24, 1986) was an American animator and director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoons. He animated for the The Captain and the Kids series as well as the early Tom and Jerry shorts until he inherited Rudolf Ising's cartoon unit.
Biography[]
Gordon joined MGM in 1937 after departing from Terrytoons. He worked as an animator on several shorts until July 1942,[1] when he was promoted to director, overtaking the unit of Rudolf Ising. He had previously and briefly worked as a director to replace Robert Allen in 1938 before leaving the studio, receiving no credit on the shorts he worked on.[2] He would direct The Stork's Holiday, his only credited short, and created Ol' Doc Donkey, who was featured in two of his shorts. He finished his tenure at MGM by continuing Ising's Barney Bear series until leaving in 1943 to work at John Sutherland Productions. Since MGM was unable to find a replacement for Gordon, his unit was abolished.
Works[]
As a director[]
- The Stork's Holiday (1943)
- Innertube Antics (1944) (uncredited)
- The Tree Surgeon (1944) (uncredited)
- Bear Raid Warden (1944) (uncredited)
- Barney Bear's Polar Pest (1944) (uncredited)
- The Unwelcome Guest (1945) (with Michael Lah) (uncredited)
- Why Play Leap Frog? (1950) (uncredited)