Mack Gordon was born on June 21, 1904 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an actor and writer, known for The Shape of Water (2017), Collegiate (1936) and Sweet and Low-Down (1944). He was previously married to Elizabeth Cook and Rose Ponelli. He died on February 28, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.