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Gordon Kahn(1902-1962)

  • Writer
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Gordon Kahn was born on 11 May 1902 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer, known for The Death Kiss (1932), Newsboys' Home (1938) and The People's Enemy (1935). He was married to Barbara Brodie. He died on 31 December 1962 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
BornMay 11, 1902
DiedDecember 31, 1962(60)
BornMay 11, 1902
DiedDecember 31, 1962(60)
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Known for

Bela Lugosi and Adrienne Ames in The Death Kiss (1932)
The Death Kiss
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1932
Wendy Barrie, Jackie Cooper, and Edmund Lowe in Newsboys' Home (1938)
Newsboys' Home
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1938
Preston Foster and Shirley Grey in The People's Enemy (1935)
The People's Enemy
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1935
Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Constance Moore, and Lloyd Nolan in Buy Me That Town (1941)
Buy Me That Town
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1941

Credits

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  • Richard Greene in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay (as Norman Best)
    • 1956
  • Streets of San Francisco (1949)
    Streets of San Francisco
    5.9
    • story
    • 1949
  • Dane Clark and Alexis Smith in Whiplash (1948)
    Whiplash
    6.4
    • adaptation by
    • 1948
  • Sydney Greenstreet, Lucille Bremer, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Zachary Scott, and Martha Vickers in Ruthless (1948)
    Ruthless
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Dane Clark, Janis Paige, and Zachary Scott in Her Kind of Man (1946)
    Her Kind of Man
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Robert Armstrong, Elisha Cook Jr., Donald MacBride, Tom Neal, and Martha O'Driscoll in Blonde Alibi (1946)
    Blonde Alibi
    6.2
    • story
    • 1946
  • Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford in Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
    Two O'Clock Courage
    6.4
    • additional dialogue by
    • 1945
  • Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
    Lights of Old Santa Fe
    6.0
    • original screenplay
    • 1944
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Mary Lee, and Trigger in Song of Nevada (1944)
    Song of Nevada
    6.1
    • original screenplay
    • 1944
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Mary Lee, and Trigger in Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
    Cowboy and the Senorita
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Patricia Dane and William Lundigan in Northwest Rangers (1942)
    Northwest Rangers
    5.6
    • screen play by
    • 1942
  • Donna Reed, Ann Ayars, William Lundigan, and Lloyd Nolan in Apache Trail (1942)
    Apache Trail
    5.8
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Tarzan's New York Adventure
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Laraine Day and Barry Nelson in A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
    A Yank on the Burma Road
    5.6
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Constance Moore, and Lloyd Nolan in Buy Me That Town (1941)
    Buy Me That Town
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Norman Best
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • May 11, 1902
    • Budapest, Hungary
  • Died
    • December 31, 1962
    • Manchester, New Hampshire, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Barbara Brodie(her death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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    While blacklisted, came face to face with J. Edgar Hoover while leaving a restaurant bathroom.

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