Leigh Jason
Born: 1904-07-26
Died: 1979-02-19
Known For: Directing
Biography
Leigh Jason (born Leigh Jacobson) was an instructor at UCLA before entering the film business in 1924 as an electrician. He turned to screenwriting in 1926, then changed his name to Leigh Jason when he started directing in 1928. He turned out numerous shorts and B pictures, mainly thrillers and light comedies, up to the 1950s, when he began to devote most of his energies to directing TV series, although he still directed a feature every now and then. He was the brother of director Will Jason. Date of Birth 26 July 1904, New York City, New York Date of Death 19 February 1979, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Filmography
1961
- The Choppers ... (Director)
- The Festival Girls ... (Director)
1957
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective ... (Director)
1956
- The Go-Getter ... (Director)
1955
- Science Fiction Theatre ... (Director)
1953
- I Led Three Lives ... (Director)
1952
- Okinawa ... (Director)
- Your Jeweler's Showcase ... (Director)
1950
- Treasury Men in Action ... (Director)
1948
- The Man from Texas ... (Director)
1947
- Out of the Blue ... (Director)
- Lost Honeymoon ... (Director)
1946
- Meet Me on Broadway ... (Director)
1944
- Nine Girls ... (Director)
- Carolina Blues ... (Director)
1943
- Dangerous Blondes ... (Director)
1942
- Lady for a Night ... (Director)
1941
- Three Girls About Town ... (Director)
- Model Wife ... (Director)
1939
- The Flying Irishman ... (Director)
- Career ... (Director)
1938
- The Mad Miss Manton ... (Director)
1937
- New Faces of 1937 ... (Director)
- Wise Girl ... (Director)
1936
- Love on a Bet ... (Director)
- That Girl from Paris ... (Director)
- The Bride Walks Out ... (Director)
1935
- The Spirit of 1976 ... (Director)
- Hail, Brother ... (Director)
- How to Break 90 at Croquet ... (Director)
- Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) ... (Director)
1934
- Roamin' Vandals ... (Director)
- Super Stupid ... (Director)
- Apples to You! ... (Director)
- The Knife of the Party ... (Director)
- Bubbling Over ... (Director)
- Nifty Nurses ... (Director)
- Everybody Likes Music ... (Director)
1933
- High Gear ... (Director)
- A Preferred List ... (Director)
1929
- Eyes of the Underworld ... (Story)
- The Body Punch ... (Director)
1928
- Anybody Here Seen Kelly? ... (Story)
1927
- The Shield of Honor ... (Writer)
- One Glorious Scrap ... (Writer)
1926
- The Show Cowpuncher ... (Writer)
1925
- The Crook Buster ... (Writer)