Philip Leacock
Encyclopedia
Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English
television
and film director
and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock
.
, England
, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands
. He started directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films. He was known for his films about children, particularly The Little Kidnappers
(1953) and The Spanish Gardener
(1956).
Leacock died while on vacation with his family in London on July 14, 1990.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock was a British-born documentary film director and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité.-Early life and career:...
.
Career
Born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. He started directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films. He was known for his films about children, particularly The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers (1953 film)
The Little Kidnappers, billed as The Kidnappers in the UK, is a 1953 British film, directed by Philip Leacock and written by Neil Paterson. It was remade as a TV movie in 1990.-Plot:...
(1953) and The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener (film)
The Spanish Gardener is a 1956 film based on the novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1950. The film stars Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley, and was directed by Philip Leacock. The adaptation was filmed both at Pinewood Studios, situated outside of London, and in S'Agaro, on the Costa Brava...
(1956).
Leacock died while on vacation with his family in London on July 14, 1990.
Selected filmography
- Island People (1940)
- Tamahine (1963)
External links
- Interview http://www.thecolumnists.com/bawden/bawden6.html