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Gordon Avil
Gordon Avil
Born	March 3, 1899; Michigan, United States
Died	April 25, 1970 (aged 71); Barbados
Occupation	Cinematographer

Gordon Avil (3 March 1899 – 25 April 1970) was an American cinematographer. He worked in Billy the Kid (1930),^[1] The Champ (1931),^[2] A Miracle Can Happen (1948),^[3] Robot Monster (1953), Shield for Murder (1954),^[4] King Dinosaur (1955), Big House, U.S.A. (1955),^[5] The Black Sleep (1956)^[6] and The Underwater City (1962).^[7] According to Robert Clary, he was one of the most patient and endearing people he ever met.^[8] He died in April 1970 of a heart attack while on vacation from shooting the TV series Hogan's Heroes.^[9]

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^ Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 346.
^ Reid, John Howard (14 April 2012). Silent Movies Plus! More Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD. Lulu.com. p. 37. ISBN 9781329414242.
^ Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 355.
^ Hirsch, Foster (25 November 2008). The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir. Hachette UK. p. 379. ISBN 9780786726776.
^ Svehla, Gary (1 January 2018). Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. p. 472.
^ Rhodes, Gary Don (1 June 2012). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9781476600772.
^ Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland Publishing. p. 1040. ISBN 9781476625058.
^ Clary, Robert (17 December 2007). From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 9781461661931.
^ Royce, Brenda Scott (10 December 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin's Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781466859579.