Eugene Gordon Minter

1908 - 1994  (86 years)

• Name	Eugene Gordon Minter
  Birth	11 Aug 1908	Benton County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	130FE861FFE04D9F9EEB0B007023812B09D0
  Death	24 Oct 1994	Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Burial	Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Notes	1940 United States Federal Census: at 902 West Thirtyfirst, Austin, Texas (both MINTER), E Gordon (head, 31, born Missouri, dramatics performer, state university) and Ellouise (wife, 31, born Nebraska) 1950 United States Federal Census: at 13037 Moorpark St, Los Angeles, California (all MINTER), E Gordon (head, 41, born Missouri, television director, television studio), Ellouise (wife, 41, born Nebraska, social case worker, county department of charities) and Niki (daughter, 8, born Texas). Copied from ci/oswego.or.us in October 2024: Ellouise and E. Gordon Minter The Minters moved to Lake Oswego from Santa Cruz, California, in 1989. Gordon managed a television station, produced commercials, and taught drama until his death in 1994. Ellouise wrote, taught and volunteered wherever she could. She served on the board of the Friends of the Library and taught a class called “Reading to Share” at the Adult Community Center which is still in existence. Ellouise was an avid reader and Library patron until she passed away at the age of 98. The Minters’ bequest of over $1.3 million to the Lake Oswego Public Library’s Endowment Fund in 2006 came as a surprise. Ellouise’s wish was that the Library would continue to enhance the lives of others. We dedicate this Society in honor of Ellouise and E. Gordon Minter’s generous and invaluable legacy to the Lake Oswego Public Library. Copied from findagrave.com: Graduate of Colorado College 1930 Chemistry-Science Degree Sigma Chi Omega & Theta Alpha Phi Yale Drama School 1935-1938 Master of Fine Arts Degree as Marshall of his class University of Colorado Played Football He was a College Professor of Drama University of Texas, until 1948 One of the founders of the: College of Fine Arts/University of Texas, Austin He worked for Leo Burnett Advertising Agency in it's Holloywood office. retiring after 26 years as Vice President in 1973 He was a Producer & Director of Television Commercials One of the pioneers of television, he came to Hollywood in 1948 as a director at Paramount Studios television station KTLA, where he did the first live remote broadcast before the days of network TV. He retired in 1973 and moved to Santa Cruz CA, where he residied until 1989, moving to Lake Oswego, OR. He was a lifetime member of the Directors Guild of America survived by wife, Ellouise daughter, Niki Minter Mancebo Gearheart OR source for obit: Santa Cruz Sentinel
  Person ID	I9906	America
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Scruggs Minter,   b. 21 Mar 1882, Warsaw, Missouri, USA d. 25 Nov 1963, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Atta Evaline DUKES,   b. 23 Mar 1885, Palo Pinto, Benton County, Missouri, USA d. 2 May 1978, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905	USA   [2]
  Family ID	F4188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellouise Elizabeth MITCHELL,   b. 10 Sep 1908, Nebraska, USA d. 4 May 2006, Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1933
  Children	1. Niki Gene Minter,   b. 5 Jul 1941, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA d. 13 Jun 1997, Gearhart, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F4191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S76] 1910 US Federal Census.