Philip David Charles Leacock(8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an Englishtelevisionandfilm directorand producer.[1]His brother was documentary filmmakerRichard Leacock.[2]
Philip Leacock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philip David Charles Leacock 8 October 1917 |
| Died | 14 July 1990(aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Television and film director, producer |
Career
editBorn in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in theCanary Islands.[3]He began his career directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films.[2]
He was known for his films about children, particularlyThe Kidnappers(US:The Little Kidnappers,1953), which gainedHonorary Juvenile Acting Oscarsfor two of its performers, andThe Spanish Gardener(1956) starringDirk Bogarde.He also directedInnocent Sinners(1958) withFlora Robson,The Rabbit Trap(1959) withErnest Borgnine,andThe War Lover(1962) withSteve McQueen,based on John Hersey's novel about a World War II pilot.[1]
He began to work mainly in Hollywood, where he madeTake a Giant Step(1959) about a black youth's encounter with racism andLet No Man Write My Epitaph(1960) about an aspiring young pianist whose mother is a drug addict. Around this time, he began to work in television, directing episodes ofGunsmoke,Route 66,The Waltons,The Defenders,andThe New Land.He also directed many segments of the American seriesEight Is Enough(1977–1981).[4]
He retired in 1987 after directing a three-part television drama about the Salem witch hunts titledThree Sovereigns for Sister Sarah,which starredVanessa Redgrave.[5]
Leacock died while on vacation with his family in London on 14 July 1990.[6]
Selected filmography
editFeature films:
- Island People(1940)
- Riders of the New Forest(1948)
- Life in Her Hands(1951)
- The Brave Don't Cry(1952)
- Appointment in London(1952)
- Raiders in the Sky- American title
- The Kidnappers(1953)
- The Little Kidnappers- American title
- Escapade(1955)
- The Spanish Gardener(1956)
- High Tide at Noon(1957)
- Innocent Sinners(1958)
- Take a Giant Step(1959)
- The Rabbit Trap(1959)
- Hand in Hand(1960)
- Let No Man Write My Epitaph(1960)
- 13 West Street(1962)
- Reach for Glory(1962)
- The War Lover(1962)
- Tamahine(1963)
- Adam's Woman(1970)
- Three Sovereigns for Sarah(1985)[7]
TV movies:
- The Birdmen(1971)
- When Michael Calls(1972)
- The Great Man's Whiskers(1972)
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe(1972)
- Baffled!(1973)
- Dying Room Only(1973)
- Key West(1973)
- The Thanksgiving Story(1973)
- Killer on Board(1978)
- Wild and Wooly(1978)
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb(1980)
- Angel City(1980)
- The Two Lives of Carol Letner(1981)
- The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch(1982)
References
edit- ^ab"Philip Leacock".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2012.
- ^abHal Erickson."Philip Leacock - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".AllMovie.
- ^"BFI Screenonline: Leacock, Philip (1917-1990) Biography".screenonline.org.uk.
- ^"Philip Leacock".TV.com.CBS Interactive.
- ^"Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) - Philip Leacock - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".AllMovie.
- ^"Philip Leacock, 72, Director of Movies And Dramas for TV".The New York Times.21 July 1990.Retrieved19 May2009.
- ^"Philip Leacock papers, 1952-1985".Archived fromthe originalon 15 May 2021.Retrieved9 April2020.
External links
edit- Philip Leacock papersat theAmerican Heritage Center
- Philip Leacockat theBFI'sScreenonline
- Philip LeacockatIMDb
- Interviewhttps://web.archive.org/web/20101129015325/http://thecolumnists.com/bawden/bawden6.html
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