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Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom The Lucy Show. Gordon also appeared in I Love Lucy and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy.

Gordon was also a radio actor who is remembered for his role as school principal Osgood Conklin in Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace, replacing Joseph Kearns after he died.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1906 (New York City), Died June 30, 1995 (Escondido)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 4450 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 1 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4451 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 2 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4452 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 3 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4453 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 4 Bing Crosby speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gordon, Gale," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318416.

Gordon, Gale. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318416.

"Gordon, Gale." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318416

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