Charles Gordon Carroll III ’49

Gordon died Sept. 20, 2005, of pneumonia. He was 77.

He prepared for Princeton at Millbrook. While at Princeton he majored in politics and graduated summa cum laude. He was a member of Triangle Club and Cap and Gown Club. After graduation Gordon served for three years in the Army during the Korean War. He then spent three years working in advertising for Foote, Cone & Belding in New York before moving to Los Angeles and becoming a movie producer. His credits include Cool Hand Luke, How to Murder Your Wife, and Alien.

Gordon is survived by his wife, Lynne, and his brother, Robert. The class extends its sympathy to them on their loss of this very talented man.

The Class of 1949