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Leighton Osmun(1881-1929)

  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Leighton Osmun was born in 1881 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and assistant director, known for The Treasure of the Sea (1918), The Heir to the Hoorah (1916) and The Devil-Stone (1917). He died on 12 June 1929 in La Jolla, California, USA.
Bornc. 1881
DiedJune 12, 1929
Bornc. 1881
DiedJune 12, 1929
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Known for

Edith Storey in The Treasure of the Sea (1918)
The Treasure of the Sea
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1918
Anita King and Thomas Meighan in The Heir to the Hoorah (1916)
The Heir to the Hoorah
4.8
  • Writer
  • 1916
Geraldine Farrar in The Devil-Stone (1917)
The Devil-Stone
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1917
Elliott Dexter and Marie Doro in Castles for Two (1917)
Castles for Two
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1917

Credits

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Writer

  • East Side - West Side (1923)
    East Side - West Side
    6.3
    • unpublished play
    • 1923
  • Marjorie Rambeau in The Fortune Teller (1920)
    The Fortune Teller
    7.3
    • play
    • 1920
  • The Woman Game (1920)
    The Woman Game
    • story
    • 1920
  • Corinne Griffith in The Clutch of Circumstance (1918)
    The Clutch of Circumstance
    • novel (as Leighton Graves Osmun)
    • 1918
  • Edith Storey in The Treasure of the Sea (1918)
    The Treasure of the Sea
    8.2
    • story
    • scenario
    • 1918
  • Edith Storey in The Claim (1918)
    The Claim
    • writer
    • 1918
  • Geraldine Farrar in The Devil-Stone (1917)
    The Devil-Stone
    7.1
    • story
    • 1917
  • Vivian Martin in Forbidden Paths (1917)
    Forbidden Paths
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • The Inner Shrine (1917)
    The Inner Shrine
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Ramon Novarro, Fritzi Brunette, Marjorie Daw, Sessue Hayakawa, Tom Moore, and Mabel Van Buren in The Jaguar's Claws (1917)
    The Jaguar's Claws
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Unconquered (1917)
    Unconquered
    • story
    • 1917
  • Margaret Illington in Sacrifice (1917)
    Sacrifice
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Elliott Dexter and Marie Doro in Castles for Two (1917)
    Castles for Two
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story "Rich Girl - Poor Girl"
    • 1917
  • Betty to the Rescue (1917)
    Betty to the Rescue
    • writer
    • 1917
  • The Years of the Locust (1916)
    The Years of the Locust
    • scenario
    • 1916

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Unconquered (1917)
    Unconquered
    • assistant director
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Leighton Graves Osmun
  • Born
    • c. 1881
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • June 12, 1929
    • La Jolla, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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