Leigh Vance
Leigh Vance (1922-15 October 1994) was a British screenwriter and producer who specialised in crime stories. He was a founding officer of the British Writers Guild and former president of the International Writers Guild. He wrote a number of films for Sydney Box.[1][2][3]
He moved to Hollywood and wrote for and produced several television series including Cannon, Baretta, Hart to Hart.[4][5]
He was married to Eunice Gayson.
Select credits
- The Flesh is Weak (1957) - writer
- Heart of a Child (1958) - writer
- Witness in the Dark (1959) - writer
- Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) - writer
- And Women Shall Weep (1960) - writer
- The Shakedown (1960) - writer
- The Frightened City (1961) - writer
- Dr. Crippen (1963) - writer
- It's All Happening (1963) - writer
- The Black Windmill (1974) - writer
- Baretta (1975) - producer
- Switch (1976) - producer
- Hart to Hart (1983-84) - producer
References
- ^ Edwards, Bill (17 December 1959). "A significant year". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 99.
- ^ Edwards, Bill (3 March 1960). "Production". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 20.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (4 July 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1960". Filmink. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Leigh Vance papers, 1968-1987 at UCLA
- ^ "Leigh Vance; Film and TV Producer, Writer". Los Angeles Times. 31 October 1994.
External links
- Leigh Vance at IMDb