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Gordon was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gordon of
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173:. She had a sister, Charlie Marie, and her uncle, Leonard Gordon, was a vocal coach in Hollywood. Gordon's secondary education came at Mrs. Laskey's School for Professionals.
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