What is Stuart Gordon?
[[File:Gordon, Stuart (2007).jpg|thumb|200px|Gordon in 2007]] '''Stuart Gordon''' (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[filmmaker]], theater director and [[playwright]]. He first became known for his controversial work in experimental theater. He later became known for his [[horror movie]]s. In 1969, he founded the [[Organic Theater Company]] with his wife Carolyn Purdy. His movies include ''[[Re-Animator]]'' (1985), ''[[From Beyond (movie)|From Beyond]]'' (1986), ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]'' (1989), ''[[Robot Jox]]'' (1990), ''[[Fortress (1992 movie)|Fortress]]'' (1992), ''[[The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit]]'' (1998) and ''[[Dagon (movie)|Dagon]]'' (2001). Gordon was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He had three daughters. Gordon died on March 24, 2020 in [[Van Nuys]], [[California]], at the age of 72.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stuart Gordon, Cult Classic Horror Director, Dies at 72|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/stuart-gordon-dead-dies-1203544356/|author=Riley, Jenelle|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref> The cause of death was [[multiple organ failure]] caused by [[kidney disease]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/movies/stuart-gordon-dies.html|title=Stuart Gordon, Whose Films Reanimated Horror, Dies at 72|date=March 27, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0002340}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Stuart}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney disease]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:Movie directors from Chicago]] [[Category:Movie producers from Chicago]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Chicago]] {{US-bio-stub}}