Gordon Davidson - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	07-May-1933
Place of Birth	Brooklyn (United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Television Director, Theatrical producer, Film director, Theatre Director
Gordon Davidson is an American stage- and film director. Davidson has directed several plays including 'The Trial of the Catonsville Nine' and 'Murderous Angels' in 1971, 'Children of a Lesser God' in 1982 and 'Stuff Happens' in 2005. He has also directed the film version the 'The Trial of the Catonsville Nine' in 1972 and a TV film called 'The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald' in 1977. In 2003, Davidson made a brief cameo appearance as himself, directing a play starring James Earl Jones and Jack McFarland, in an episode of Will & Grace. Until 2005, Davidson worked as artistic director for the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles. He is the father of director Adam Davidson.

Awards by Gordon Davidson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gordon Davidson.

1990

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Honored for : The Piano Lesson

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	The Piano Lesson
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	The Piano Lesson

1982

Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada	(Theatre Arts)

1980

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	Children of a Lesser God
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	Children of a Lesser God

1977

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Honored for : The Shadow Box

Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director

Honored for : The Shadow Box

Obie Award for Direction

Honored for : Savages

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Director	The Shadow Box
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	The Shadow Box

1972

Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play	The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

1971

Obie Award for Direction	Honored for : The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Distinguished Direction)

1969

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director

Honored for : In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director	In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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