Gordon Webber
Encyclopedia
Gordon Webber was an American
writer.
Webber was born in Linden, Michigan
, the son of Roy Eugene and Dorothea Boyd Webber. From 1938 to 1948 he worked at NBC
as a script writer and editor. Following this, he worked at Benton & Bowles
, an advertising company, until 1975. He died in Montauk, New York
of pneumonia
.
United States
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writer.
Webber was born in Linden, Michigan
Linden, Michigan
Linden is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,861 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, the son of Roy Eugene and Dorothea Boyd Webber. From 1938 to 1948 he worked at NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
as a script writer and editor. Following this, he worked at Benton & Bowles
Benton & Bowles
Benton & Bowles was a New York-based advertising agency founded by William Benton and Chester Bowles in 1929.-History:The agency's success was closely related to the rise in popularity of radio. Benton & Bowles invented the radio soap opera to promote their clients' products, and by 1936 were...
, an advertising company, until 1975. He died in Montauk, New York
Montauk, New York
Montauk [ˈmɒntɒk] is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,851 as of 2000...
of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
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Notable works
- Years of Eden - 1951
- The Far Shore - 1954
- What End But Love - 1959
- The Great Buffalo Hotel - 1979
- Our Kind of People - 1979