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Leonard Praskins(1896-1968)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Leonard Praskins was born on 7 August 1896 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939), Gorilla at Large (1954) and The Charlatan (1929). He died on 2 October 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 7, 1896
DiedOctober 2, 1968(72)
BornAugust 7, 1896
DiedOctober 2, 1968(72)
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Known for

James Stewart and Joan Crawford in The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1939
Gorilla at Large (1954)
Gorilla at Large
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
Holmes Herbert in The Charlatan (1929)
The Charlatan
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1929
Dolores Del Río and Joel McCrea in Bird of Paradise (1932)
Bird of Paradise
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1932

Credits

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Writer

  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • writer ...
    • 1959–1965
  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
    The Barbara Stanwyck Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1960–1961
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1960
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1959–1960
  • The David Niven Show (1959)
    The David Niven Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story & teleplay
    • 1957
  • Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, and Tom Tryon in Three Violent People (1956)
    Three Violent People
    6.3
    • based on a story by
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1955
  • Gorilla at Large (1954)
    Gorilla at Large
    5.4
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Clifton Webb in Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
    Mister Scoutmaster
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • John Forsythe, Jane Darwell, Edgar Buchanan, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, and Loretta Young in It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
    It Happens Every Thursday
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • 1953
  • Red Skelton in The Clown (1953)
    The Clown
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1953
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1952

Script and Continuity Department

  • Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, and Irene Rich in The Champ (1931)
    The Champ
    7.2
    • dialogue continuity
    • dialogue continuity by
    • 1931
  • John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Mervyn LeRoy, Anita Page, Ursula Parrott, Marie Prevost, and Louis Wolheim in Gentleman's Fate (1931)
    Gentleman's Fate
    6.4
    • continuity
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
  • Born
    • August 7, 1896
    • Meltham, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 2, 1968
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Charlatan". NOTE: Filmed as The Charlatan (1929).

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