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Leonard Spigelgass (I) (1908–1985)

Several of Leonard's plays reached Broadway, most notably "A Majority of One" in 1959. He also wrote "Climax" and "Playhouse 90" for television in addition to scripting eleven Academy Award shows. He authored a number of books including his collaboration on Edward G. Robinson's autobiography. During WWII he served as a colonel in the Army Signal Corps and edited "Army, Navy Screen Magazine." See full bio »

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1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
 
1981 Die kluge Witwe (TV movie)
 
1981 Le pont japonais (TV movie) (play)
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1974 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Cyrano (1974) (translation)
 
1962 Gypsy (screenplay)
 
1961 A Majority of One (play / screenplay)
 
1960 Pepe (story)
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Along Came a Spider (1957) (writer)
Mr. Runyon of Broadway (1957) (writer)
A Man of Taste (1955) (writer)
 
1957 Silk Stockings (screenplay)
 
1956-1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957) (teleplay)
One Coat of White (1957) (writer)
Eloise (1956) (writer)
 
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms (written by)
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
So Evil My Love (1955) (original screenplay)
 
1954 Athena
 
1953 Scandal at Scourie (screenplay)
 
1951 Night Into Morning (original screenplay)
 
1950 Mystery Street (story)
 
1949 I Was a Male War Bride (screenplay)
 
1948 So Evil My Love (writer)
 
1943 They Got Me Covered (story)
 
1943 The Youngest Profession (screenplay)
 
1942 The Big Street (screenplay)
 
1941 All Through the Night (screenplay / story)
 
1941 Tight Shoes
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby (story "Miss Wheelwright Discovers America")
 
1940 Private Affairs (screenplay)
 
1939 Unexpected Father (story and screenplay)
 
1938 Service de Luxe (writer)
 
1938 Letter of Introduction (writer)
 
1934 I'll Fix It (screenplay)
 
1934 Stingaree (adaptation)
 
1933 Hello, Sister! (scenario)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1940 One Night in the Tropics (associate producer)
 
1935 Princess O'Hara (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1979 The Man You Loved to Hate (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
Edward G. Robinson (1979) … Himself
 

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