Gordon Carroll
Gordon Carroll (born February 2, 1928 in Baltimore , Maryland , † September 20, 2005 ; actually Charles Gordon Carroll III ) was an American film producer .
Charles Gordon Carroll III, its real name, studied politics at Princeton University in New Jersey and graduated summa cum laude . He then served for three years in the US Army , including in the Korean War when he settled in New York City , where he worked for the advertising agency "Foote, Cone & Belding" for another three years.
He later moved to Los Angeles , California and became a well-known film producer who produced the films Alien vs. Predator and Red Heat realized.
Gordon Carroll died at the age of 77 of complications from pneumonia .
Filmography
as a producer
- 1967: The Indomitable (Cool Hand Luke)
- 1969: A Frog in Manhattan (The April Fools)
- 1973: Pat Garrett chases Billy the Kid (Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid)
- 1979: Alien - The uncanny creature from a strange world (Alien)
- 1983: The Flying Eye (Blue Thunder)
- 1986: Rocket Man (The Best of Times)
- 1988: Red Heat
- 1992: Alien 3 (Alien³)
- 1997: Alien - The rebirth (Alien: Resurrection)
- 2004: Alien vs. Predator
as executive producer
- 1965: How to Murder Your Wife
- 1986: Aliens - The Return (Aliens)
Web links
- Gordon Carroll in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- http://webscript.princeton.edu/~paw/memorials/memdisplay.php?id=3484
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carroll, Gordon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles Gordon Carroll III |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 2005 |