- He was the last surviving member of either the cast or the crew of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).
- Father of Steve Gardner.
- Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes" (McFarland & Co., 2006).
- Forms Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions with 'Jules V. Levy', and Arnold Laven (1951)
- (1934-1945) Assistant producer, U.S. Air Forces 1st Motion Picture Unit
- Born Arthur Goldberg, Gardner chose his surname from a side street near Fairfax. Having left Wisconsin for Hollywood with ambitions to become an actor, he saw his given name as an unlikely ticket to stardom.
- His son Steve Gardner is an attorney. His son Douglas is an assistant director.
- Gardner was born Arthur Goldberg in Marinette, Wisconsin, and raised in an upper-middle-class Jewish family.
- His feature film credits include 1974's McQ and 1975's Brannigan, both starring John Wayne.
- Gardner and Luise Rainer were in 1938's Dramatic School, and, up until his death two weeks before Rainer, were the last two surviving members, both at the age of 104.
- He was a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- During World War II, Gardner served in the Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit in Culver City, California.
- One of his first roles was as a student in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front.
- When he served in the Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit he met Jules Levy and Arnold Laven. The three formed the Levy-Gardner-Laven production company in 1951.
- In 1929 he arrived in Hollywood, where Carl Laemmle employed him as an extra for the film studio Universal.
- He started his show business career as an actor when he was 18 years old.
- During World War II, he served in the Army's first motion picture unit, making educational and other films under Ronald Reagan. When the war ended, Gardner turned to producing, making his debut with a 1952 serial-killer B movie titled "Without Warning!".
- He was an American actor and film producer.
- Like many Jewish actors at the time, he changed his name because of fears of anti-Semitism.
- Gardner's producing credits include the television series The Rifleman (1958-1963) and The Big Valley (1965-1969).
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