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Leonard Spigelgass (November 26, 1908 – February 15, 1985) was an American playwright, film producer and screenwriter. During his career, Spigelgass wrote the scripts for 11 Academy Award -winning films.
Leonard Spigelgass. Writer: Mystery Street. Several of Leonard's plays reached Broadway, most notably "A Majority of One" in 1959. He also wrote "Climax" and "Playhouse 90" for television in addition to scripting eleven Academy Award shows. He authored a number of books including his collaboration on Edward G. Robinson's autobiography.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- November 26, 1908
- Leonard Spigelgass
- February 15, 1985
Feb 16, 1985 · Leonard Spigelgass, whose plays and film scripts were hits on Broadway, in Hollywood and around the world, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old. Mr. Spigelgass wrote...
Leonard Spigelgass (November 26, 1908 – February 15, 1985) was an American film producer and screenwriter. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Spigelgass got his start collaborating on the script for Erich Von Stroheim's Hello, Sister! (1933).
Leonard Spigelgass (November 26, 1908 – February 15, 1985) was an American film producer and screenwriter.[1] During his career, Spigelgass wrote the scripts for 11 Academy Award-winning films. He himself was nominated in 1950 for the story for Mystery Street and garnered three Writers Guild of America nominations over the course of his career.
Leonard Spigelgass (b. 26 November 1908 Brooklyn, NY, d. 15 February 1985, Los Angeles, CA) was an author, playwright and screenwriter. During his long career in Hollywood and New York including collaboration on Erich Von Stroheim's Hello Sister!
A Majority of One is a play by Leonard Spigelgass. The 1958-59 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for three previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ina Balin.
