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Leonard Gershe(1922-2002)

  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Music Department
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Leonard Gershe was born on 10 June 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Funny Face (1957), Butterflies Are Free (1972) and 40 Carats (1973). He died on 9 March 2002 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornJune 10, 1922
DiedMarch 9, 2002(79)
BornJune 10, 1922
DiedMarch 9, 2002(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

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Known for

Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1957
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Butterflies Are Free
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1972
40 Carats (1973)
40 Carats
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1973
Silk Stockings (1957)
Silk Stockings
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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  • TV teatar (1956)
    TV teatar
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Nanette Fabray and Harold Gould in The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
    The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1979
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1979
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    That's Entertainment, Part II
    7.3
    • narration written by
    • 1976
  • Blythe Danner and Madeline Kahn in Adam's Rib (1973)
    Adam's Rib
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • 40 Carats (1973)
    40 Carats
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Butterflies Are Free (1972)
    Butterflies Are Free
    7.2
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • La signorina Pell è scomparsa
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1968
  • Destry reitet wieder
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)
    The Lucy Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1965
  • Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1961
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
    Funny Face
    7.0
    • written by
    • 1957

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Private Secretary (1953)
    Private Secretary
    7.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1954

Music Department



  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
    Funny Face
    7.0
    • lyricist: Additional
    • 1957

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 10, 1922
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2002
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Other works
    Musical play: "Wedding Bells"

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    Was friends with Richard Avedon while serving in the Merchant Marines.

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