Leslie H. Martinson(1915-2016)

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Leslie H. Martinson was born on 16 January 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Batman: The Movie (1966), The Alaskans (1959) and The Tehran Incident (1979). He was married to Connie Martinson. He died on 3 September 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known for

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TV Series

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Small Wonder
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1985–1989
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake: In the Neighborhood
Video
- directed by
- 1987
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
5.8
Video
- Director (as Leslie Martinson)
- 1986
Airwolf
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1984
Diff'rent Strokes
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1984
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
5.4
TV Movie
- Director (as Leslie Martinson)
- 1984
Fantasy Island
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1981–1983
Manimal
6.5
TV Series
- directed by (as Leslie Martinson)
- 1983
Small & Frye
6.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1983
The Powers of Matthew Star
6.0
TV Series
- directed by
- 1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
5.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
Private Benjamin
6.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1982
CHiPs
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1981–1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
5.6
TV Movie
- Director (as Leslie Martinson)
- 1982
Harper Valley P.T.A.
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1982

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Leslie H.Martinson
Born
- January 16, 1915
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- September 3, 2016
- Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
Spouse
- Connie MartinsonSeptember 24, 1955 - September 3, 2016 (his death, 1 child)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

Trivia
Decided to stay in Hollywood after a sojourn in California and began his film career in the mailroom at MGM (according to his own website, because MGM needed a softball catcher for their team). Before long, he worked his way up to script supervisor. He left the studio in 1951 because he wanted to direct and television provided the best opportunities.

Quotes
If you want to be a director you can start before you're anywhere near a set. Every time you watch the television show, you're learning your craft. You don't watch a show for entertainment, you watch to study.