Leslie Landau

Leslie Landau
Born(1904-11-28)28 November 1904
Fulham, London, England
Died1977 (aged 72–73)
Westminster, England
EducationCheltenham College
Occupations
  • Director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • screenplay editor
  • playwright
SpouseEffie Atherton

Leslie Lesser Landau (28 November 1904 – 1977) was a British director, film producer, screenwriter, screenplay editor and playwright.[1] [2] He also served as the newsreel editor of British Movietone News from 1929 to 1935 at a time the power of newsreel from a political perspective was first used. He was honoured for landmark film journalism.[3]

  1. ^ "BFI entry for Leslie Landau". Archived from the original on 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gifford, Denis, ed. (2001). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film, Volume 1. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636.
  3. ^ "Sight and Sound, Volumes 3-4, refers to him as "the enterprising Leslie Landau", editor of "Europe Today"". 1934. p. 114.