In Memory

Gordon Boos



 
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06/08/16 01:02 PM #1    

Terri Goodwin (McDonnell)

Mr. Boos, 45, formerly of Los Angeles and an award-winning director, writer and assistant director in Hollywood, died after a long battle with brain cancer Saturday, April 3, 2004 in his sister's Oswego home.

As a teenager he attended Glenbard West High School and was active in the theater department, where he played the male lead in the musical "Bye Bye Birdie." He also earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in scouting, by the time he graduated high school in 1975. Mr. Boos later attended the College of DuPage, the University of Chicago and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where he majored in theater. He also completed several improvisational comedy workshops at Second City in Chicago.

"Early on I think Gordon envisioned himself as someday working for a small community theater in Minnesota, but somewhere along the way his career really took off," Willenburg said.

After college Mr. Boos moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly became one of Hollywood's leading assistant directors, family members said. He worked for many of the industry's top filmmakers, including Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Norman Jewison and Ron Shelton. He listed among his credits "The Rookie," "Tin Cup," "The Godfather: Part III" and "Platoon."

Mr. Boos also was an assistant director on more than 100 nationally aired commercials and music videos.

Survivors include a son, Keegan; his mother, Lilo Schweikhofer; a sister, Susan Rodrigues; and a niece and nephew.


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