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Barbara Gordon (1935-2026) Memoirist, documentary filmmaker, author. Barbara Gordon was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Barbara Sue (Loeb) Gordon

Locations

Dutchess•New York

Author's Timeline

1935

Birth

Barbara Gordon was born Barbara Sue Loeb in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 19, 1935.

1953

Other Life Event

Dutchess County
Ms. Gordon studied at Vassar College for two years in Poughkeepsie, New York, beginning in 1953.

1957

Other Life Event

New York County
Ms. Gordon received a bachelor’s degree in government from Barnard College in Manhattan, New York, in 1957.

1979

Literary Work

I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
Harper & Row
0060114991 / 978-0060114992
Memoir.

1983

Literary Work

Defects of the Heart
HarperCollins
0060150327 / 978-0060150327
Novel.

1988

Literary Work

Jennifer Fever: Older Men--Younger Women
HarperCollins
0060159367 / 978-0060159368
Nonfiction.

2026

Death

New York County
Barbara Gordon died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on April 7, 2026.

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