Leigh Jason
Leigh Jason was born on Jul 26, 1904 in USA. Leigh Jason's big-screen debut came with Anybody Here Seen Kelly? directed by William Wyler in 1928.
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
Birthday
Jul 26, 1904Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 1961
director
4.8 - 1961
director
4.7 - 1952
director
5.3 - 1948
director
5.6 - 1947
director
6.3 - 1944
director
5.7 - 1944
director
6.5 - 1943
director
6.6 - 1942
director
6.0 - 1941
producer, director
5.9 - 1939
director
6.7 - 1938
director
6.7 - 1937
director
6.6 - 1937
director
5.3 - 1936
director
5.7 - 1936
director
5.7 - 1936
director
6.8 - 1934
director
5.1 - 1934
director
4.3 - 1933
writer, director
5.3 - 1929
director
- 1928
writer
5.9