Leigh Vance

Leigh Vance (1922-15 October 1994) was a British screenwriter and producer who specialised in crime stories. He was a founding officer of the British Writers Guild and former president of the International Writers Guild. He wrote a number of films for Sydney Box. ^{[1] [2]} He moved to Hollywood and wrote for and produced several television series including Cannon, Baretta, Hart to Hart. ^{[3] [4]}

He was married to Eunice Gayson.

Select credits

• The Flesh is Weak (1957) - writer
• Heart of a Child (1958) - writer
• Witness in the Dark (1959) - writer
• Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) - writer
• And Women Shall Weep (1960) - writer
• The Shakedown (1960) - writer
• The Frightened City (1961) - writer
• Dr. Crippen (1963) - writer
• It's All Happening (1963) - writer
• The Black Windmill (1974) - writer
• Baretta (1975) - producer
• Switch (1976) - producer
• Hart to Hart (1983-84) - producer

References

1. Edwards, Bill (17 December 1959). "A significant year". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 99.
2. Edwards, Bill (3 March 1960). "Production". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 20.
3. Leigh Vance papers, 1968-1987 at UCLA
4. "Leigh Vance; Film and TV Producer, Writer". Los Angeles Times. 31 October 1994.

External links

• Leigh Vance at IMDb