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James Leicester(1905-1989)

  • Editorial Department
  • Editor
  • Additional Crew
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James Leicester was born on 5 May 1905 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Casablanca (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and Enchanted Island (1958). He died on 8 October 1989 in Ojai, California, USA.
BornMay 5, 1905
DiedOctober 8, 1989(84)
BornMay 5, 1905
DiedOctober 8, 1989(84)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca
8.5
  • Editorial Department
  • 1942
Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1945
Dana Andrews and Jane Powell in Enchanted Island (1958)
Enchanted Island
4.7
  • Editor
  • 1958
The River's Edge (1957)
The River's Edge
6.4
  • Editor
  • 1957

Credits

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Editorial Department

  • Glenn Ford, Zachary Scott, and Ann Sheridan in Appointment in Honduras (1953)
    Appointment in Honduras
    5.6
    • editorial supervisor
    • 1953
  • Ronald Reagan and Viveca Lindfors in Night Unto Night (1949)
    Night Unto Night
    5.9
    • montage
    • 1949
  • Dane Clark and Alexis Smith in Whiplash (1948)
    Whiplash
    6.4
    • montage
    • 1948
  • Jack Carson, Robert Alda, and Ann Sothern in April Showers (1948)
    April Showers
    6.1
    • montages
    • 1948
  • Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Parker in The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
    The Voice of the Turtle
    6.8
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Arlene Dahl and Dennis Morgan in My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
    My Wild Irish Rose
    6.3
    • montages
    • 1947
  • Robert Hutton and Joyce Reynolds in Always Together (1947)
    Always Together
    5.8
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Shirley Temple, Ronald Reagan, and Rory Calhoun in That Hagen Girl (1947)
    That Hagen Girl
    6.2
    • montage
    • 1947
  • William Powell, Irene Dunne, Johnny Calkins, Jimmy Lydon, Martin Milner, and Derek Scott in Life with Father (1947)
    Life with Father
    7.1
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Janis Paige, and Martha Vickers in Love and Learn (1947)
    Love and Learn
    6.1
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Ronald Reagan, Zachary Scott, and Alexis Smith in Stallion Road (1947)
    Stallion Road
    5.9
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Ann Sheridan and Kent Smith in Nora Prentiss (1947)
    Nora Prentiss
    7.1
    • montage
    • 1947
  • Jack Carson, Carmen Cavallaro, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, S.Z. Sakall, and Martha Vickers in The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
    The Time, the Place and the Girl
    5.9
    • montage
    • 1946
  • Shadow of a Woman (1946)
    Shadow of a Woman
    6.0
    • montage
    • 1946
  • Jack Carson, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, and Janis Paige in Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
    Two Guys from Milwaukee
    6.4
    • montage
    • 1946

Editor

  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1970–1971
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Protectors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • The Littlest Hobo (1963)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1964
  • Guy Madison, Ilona Massey, Virginia Mayo, and George Raft in Jet Over the Atlantic (1959)
    Jet Over the Atlantic
    5.6
    • supervising editor
    • 1959
  • Dana Andrews and Jane Powell in Enchanted Island (1958)
    Enchanted Island
    4.7
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
    From the Earth to the Moon
    5.1
    • supervising editor
    • 1958
  • The River's Edge (1957)
    The River's Edge
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1957
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1956–1957
  • Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming, and John Payne in Slightly Scarlet (1956)
    Slightly Scarlet
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1956
  • Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray, and John Payne in Tennessee's Partner (1955)
    Tennessee's Partner
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1955
  • Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
    Pearl of the South Pacific
    5.3
    • supervising film editor
    • 1955
  • Ronald Reagan and Barbara Stanwyck in Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
    Cattle Queen of Montana
    5.6
    • supervising editor
    • 1954
  • Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Yvonne De Carlo, and Cornel Wilde in Passion (1954)
    Passion
    6.1
    • supervising editor
    • 1954
  • Silver Lode (1954)
    Silver Lode
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1954

Additional Crew

  • Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan in Silver River (1948)
    Silver River
    6.5
    • montages
    • 1948
  • Humoresque (1946)
    Humoresque
    7.3
    • montages
    • 1946
  • Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and Joan Lorring in The Verdict (1946)
    The Verdict
    7.2
    • montages
    • 1946
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • montages
    • 1945
  • Jack Carson and Rosalind Russell in Roughly Speaking (1945)
    Roughly Speaking
    7.0
    • montages
    • 1945
  • Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid in The Conspirators (1944)
    The Conspirators
    6.6
    • montages
    • 1944
  • Mr. Skeffington (1944)
    Mr. Skeffington
    7.5
    • montages
    • 1944
  • Paul Henreid and Ida Lupino in In Our Time (1944)
    In Our Time
    6.7
    • montages
    • 1944
  • Cary Grant and John Garfield in Destination Tokyo (1943)
    Destination Tokyo
    7.1
    • montages
    • 1943
  • Errol Flynn and Julie Bishop in Northern Pursuit (1943)
    Northern Pursuit
    6.6
    • montages
    • 1943
  • Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and George Raft in Background to Danger (1943)
    Background to Danger
    6.4
    • montages
    • 1943
  • Humphrey Bogart and Julie Bishop in Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
    Action in the North Atlantic
    7.0
    • montages
    • 1943
  • George Brent and Brenda Marshall in You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
    You Can't Escape Forever
    6.0
    • montages
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 5, 1905
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 8, 1989
    • Ojai, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Was for many years the chief montage editor at Warner Bros.' special effects department.
  • Nickname
    • Jim

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