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Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. Leonard was an Eagle Scout. February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as—in metonymy—the field in general. ...
A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ...
An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ...
As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, and many times gangsters, in films such as It's A Wonderful Life (1946), To Have and Have Not (1944), and Open Secret (1948). His trademark was his especially thick New York accent. Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film, produced by his own Liberty Films and released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ...
To Have and Have Not (1944), is a film directed by Howard Hawks that is nominally based on the novel To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway. ...
In radio, Leonard played an eccentric racetrack tout on the Jack Benny program in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His role was to salute Benny out of the blue in railroad stations or on street corners or in department stores ("hey Bud, come here a minute"), ask Benny what he was about to do, and then proceed to try to argue him out of his course of action by resorting to inane and irrelevant racing logic. He also appeared frequently on "The Adventures of the Saint", often playing gangsters and heavies, but also sometimes in more positive roles. Tout is a semi-colloquial, mainly British term for a person who earns money by reselling tickets to popular events. ...
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974), an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor, was one of the biggest stars in classic American radio and was also a major television personality. ...
But he is better known as the producer of hugely popular television series, including The Danny Thomas Show (1953–64), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), and I Spy (1965–68). The Danny Thomas Show (known as Make Room for Daddy during the first four seasons and in syndication). ...
The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...
The Dick Van Dyke Show was an American television situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to September 7, 1966. ...
The I-SPY books were spotters guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 60s. ...
One of his last roles was a guest appearance on the TV series Cheers, in which he played the proprietor of "The Hungry Heifer", Norm Peterson's favorite eating establishment. Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ...
Hillary Norman Norm Peterson was a character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt. ...
Leonard died at 89 and was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. The Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, in Culver City, California. ...
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. ...
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Producer The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...
The Dick Van Dyke Show was an American television situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to September 7, 1966. ...
The I-SPY books were spotters guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 60s. ...
Director The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...
The Dick Van Dyke Show was an American television situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to September 7, 1966. ...
My Favorite Martian was an American television sitcom aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. ...
The I-SPY books were spotters guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 60s. ...
Actor Another Thin Man is a 1939 film, the third in the series of six Thin Man movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett. ...
Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film, produced by his own Liberty Films and released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ...
Sinbad the Sailor (also spelled Sindbad, from Arabic سندباد Sin-di-bad, from Persian سندباد Sand-baad) is the name of a legendary story of Persian origin about a sailor during the Abbasid Caliphate who has numerous fantastic adventures during his voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia. ...
Guys and Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ...
Notes - "Niagara Falls" routine from Bill Cosby's Wonderfulness album is a story about Sheldon Leonard. Bill Cosby starred in I Spy, one of the shows that Leonard produced.
Dr. William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ...
Dr. William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ...
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