Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (born 1923)

Beate Sirota Gordon

Austrian and American activist (1923–2012)

Beate Sirota Gordon was an Austrian and American performing arts presenter and women's rights advocate. Born in Vienna, Austria, she moved to the Empire of Japan in 1929 with her father, the pianist Leo Sirota. After graduating from the American School in Japan, she moved to…