Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon has died at the age of 85.
He passed away in New York last Tuesday (01Nov11) after suffering longterm heart trouble.
Gordon relocated to the Big Apple after a two-year stint in the Royal Navy and set up his own production firm, Gordon Films, despite having no experience in the industry.
He learned the tricks of the trade by working alongside movie crewmembers and went on to produce more than 20 films, including cult horror hit Fiend Without a Face in 1958.
He had been hospitalised in recent months due to those heart problems.