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{{Short description|American film director}}
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| caption =
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| birth_date = 1900
| birth_date = September 13, 1900
| birth_place = [[New York City]], United States
| birth_place = [[Manhattan, New York City]], United States
| death_date = May 16, 1954
| death_date = May 15, 1954
| death_place = [[California]], United States
| death_place = [[Manhattan, New York City]], United States
| othername = Herbert I. Levy
| othername = Herbert Irving Levy, Herbert Levy, Bert Levy
| occupation = Director, editor
| occupation = Director, editor
| yearsactive = 1927-1953 (film)
| yearsactive = 1927-1953 (film)
| imdb_id = 0498584
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'''Herbert I. Leeds''' (1900–1954) was an American [[film director]].
'''Herbert I. Leeds''' (September 13, 1900 – May 15, 1954) was an American [[film director]].


==Career==
==Biography==
Herbert Irving Levy was born on September 13, 1900, to Abraham T. Levy and had a sister, Marjorie Levy Rudman. He married Evelyn C. and had Lydia as their child.<ref name=funeral/>
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Leeds was employed by [[Twentieth Century Fox]], for whom he directed a number of lower-budget films such as ''[[Mr. Moto on Danger Island]]'' (1939).<ref>Youngkin p.468</ref> He was credited under a variety of different names during his career.

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Leeds was employed by [[Twentieth Century Fox]], for whom he directed a number of lower-budget films such as ''[[Mr. Moto on Danger Island]]'' (1939).<ref>Youngkin p.468</ref> He was credited under a variety of different names during his career, as Herbert Levy and Bert Levy.

He died on May 15, 1954, in [[Manhattan, New York City]].<ref name=funeral>{{cite news |title=Herbert I. Leeds |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herbert_I._Leeds_funeral_notice_on_May_17,_1954.png|newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=May 17, 1954 }}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Manila Calling]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Manila Calling]]'' (1942)
* ''[[It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog]]'' (1946)
* ''[[It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Bunco Squad]]'' (1950)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0498584}}
* {{IMDb name|0498584}}

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Latest revision as of 02:09, 9 January 2023

Herbert I. Leeds
BornSeptember 13, 1900
Manhattan, New York City, United States
DiedMay 15, 1954
Manhattan, New York City, United States
Other namesHerbert Irving Levy, Herbert Levy, Bert Levy
Occupation(s)Director, editor
Years active1927-1953 (film)

Herbert I. Leeds (September 13, 1900 – May 15, 1954) was an American film director.

Biography[edit]

Herbert Irving Levy was born on September 13, 1900, to Abraham T. Levy and had a sister, Marjorie Levy Rudman. He married Evelyn C. and had Lydia as their child.[1]

Leeds was employed by Twentieth Century Fox, for whom he directed a number of lower-budget films such as Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939).[2] He was credited under a variety of different names during his career, as Herbert Levy and Bert Levy.

He died on May 15, 1954, in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Herbert I. Leeds". New York Times. May 17, 1954.
  2. ^ Youngkin p.468

Bibliography[edit]

  • Youngkin, Stephen. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.

External links[edit]


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