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Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock . [2]
Philip Leacock. Philip Leacock was brought up in the Canary Islands and educated at the English boarding school Bedales. He began in the film industry as a camera assistant in 1935. After serving with the Army Kinematograph Service during World War II, he joined the Crown Film Unit in 1948, making his directing debut with Life in Her Hands (1951).
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Jul 21, 1990 · Philip Leacock, a film and television director, died on July 14 while on holiday in London with his family. He was 72 years old and lived in Pacific Palisades, Calif. No cause of death was given.
Philip Leacock. Director: Gunsmoke. Philip Leacock was brought up in the Canary Islands and educated at the English boarding school Bedales. He began in the film industry as a camera assistant in 1935. After serving with the Army Kinematograph Service during World War II, he joined the Crown Film Unit in 1948, making his directing debut with Life in Her Hands (1951). His previous experience working on documentaries led to...
- October 8, 1917
- July 14, 1990
Jul 14, 1990 · Philip Leacock is a director, producer, and associate editor who worked on many TV shows and movies from 1940 to 1986. He is best known for his work on Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, The Waltons, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
[I.S.Mowis on Philip Leacock]: After 1963 Leacock moved to Hollywood, and concentrated almost exclusively on directing episodic television and made-for-TV movies. He retired in 1987 and died three years later while on vacation in London.
Director, Producer. Philip David Charles Leacock was born in London on 8 October 1917, and like his younger brother, the future documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock, spent his childhood in the Canary Islands and at the progressive English boarding school, Bedales (where he was encouraged to take an interest in photography).
