Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock
Leacock in 2009
Born(1921-07-18)18 July 1921
London, England
Died24 March 2011(2011-03-24) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationFilm director
Spouses
Eleanor Burke
(m. 1941; div. 1951)
Marilyn Pedersen West
(m. 1963; died 1980)
Children5

Richard Leacock (18 July 1921 – 23 March 2011)[1] was a British-born documentary film director and one of the pioneers of direct cinema and cinéma vérité.

  1. ^ Richard Leacock – Obituary. The Telegraph (London), 24 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.