Leon Clore

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Leon Clore (born July 9, 1918 , † February 9, 1992 in London ) was a British film producer who mainly worked on documentaries or short films .

Career

Clores film career began as the first assistant director on the British film The Silver Darlings in 1947. Until 1951 he worked in various positions with the film staff . He first appeared as a film producer in 1951, where he was responsible for the short documentary film Sunday by the Sea . For the documentary Conquering Everest , he and his colleagues John Taylor and Grahame Tharp received an Oscar nomination in the category " Best Documentary " at the 1954 Academy Awards . The award was accepted by James Algar and Walt Disney for their contribution The desert is alive . As an executive producer, he worked for the first time in 1957 in a feature film that was released in Germany under the title Last Hour . In 1958 he worked as a producer on the adventure film Virgin Island by Pat Jackson and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier . In 1966, the comedy film Protest with David Warner and Vanessa Redgrave in the leading roles was released, in 1969 the comedy All Neat in Black Stockings with Victor Henry in the leading role and the film drama The Beloved of the French Lieutenant by Karel Reisz with Meryl Streep in the leading role, which in 1981 appeared, Clore was responsible as a producer.

His last involvement in the film business was in the short documentary Your Degree and the Royal Navy? in 1986. At the end of his career, Leon Clore acted in over 50 films.

Private

Leon Clore was born on July 9, 1918. He was the nephew of Sir Charles Clore , whose foundation enabled the Tate Britain of the Clore Gallery to appropriately present the estate of William Turner . Clore died on February 9, 1992 at the age of 73 of complications from cancer in London.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Leon Clore, 73, a film producer whose credits include "The .. February 16, 1992, accessed on February 15, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ The 26th Academy Awards - 1954. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Clore, Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film producer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1992
Place of death London , England , UK