Susan Gordon , also known as Susan (or Shoshana) L. Aviner, was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, and The Donna Reed Show died from thyroid cancer he was 62..[1]
In television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends a ruler of a planet. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents,[4] My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.
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(July 27, 1949 – December 11, 2011)
Life and career
The daughter of Bert I. Gordon and Flora M. Gordon, Susan began her career at age eight in the classic film Attack of the Puppet People. This film, and two others in which she appeared, were directed by her father Bert Gordon: Tormented and Picture Mommy Dead.[2][3] In 1959, she acted and sang in the semi-biographical film, The Five Pennies with Danny Kaye.In television, Gordon appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "The Fugitive", as Jenny, a child with a leg brace who befriends a ruler of a planet. Other series included Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents,[4] My Three Sons, The Danny Thomas Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, and The Donna Reed Show. On November 27, 1959, Gordon appeared in the live NBC Television broadcast of Miracle on 34th Street.
Death
She was a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, where she had settled after returning to her Jewish roots and marrying Avi Aviner, who had been a communal leader to the Jews of Tokyo. She died on December 11, 2011, due to thyroid cancer[5] and was buried in Kedumim.[6] She was survived by her parents, husband, six children, five grandchildren, two sisters and a half sister.[7]To see more of who died in 2011 click here
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