Jack Gordon(1929-2020)
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Jack Gordon, who spent 44 years as a distribution and international executive at MGM. Son of Oscar-winning composer-lyricist Mack Gordon ("At Last," "You'll Never Know," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo"), he served under studio heads Nicholas Schenck, Dore Schary, Robert O'Brien, James T. Aubrey, David Begelman, Alan Ladd Jr. and Frank Mancuso at the studio. He was critical in leading MGM's accession into pay TV and home video. He moved to the distribution division in the mid-1950s and was named vice president of MGM International in 1972 and then executive vp in 1979. After MGM merged with United Artists in 1981, Gordon became senior vp international distribution. He was president of MGM/UA International from 1983 until his retirement in 1997.