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Leigh Vance(1922-1994)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Leigh Vance was born on 18 March 1922. Leigh was a producer and writer, known for Kraft Mystery Theater (1961), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Avengers (1961). Leigh was married to Eunice Gayson. Leigh died on 15 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1922
DiedOctober 15, 1994(72)
BornMarch 18, 1922
DiedOctober 15, 1994(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)
Kraft Mystery Theater
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
Baretta
6.8
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983–1984
  • The Phoenix (1981)
    The Phoenix
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1976–1978
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976
  • Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)
    Bronk
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • producer
    • 1974–1975
  • The Frightened City (1961)
    The Frightened City
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1961

Writer

  • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1987
  • The Phoenix (1981)
    The Phoenix
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981–1982
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1976–1978
  • Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)
    Bronk
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1976
  • Carl Franklin and Stacy Keach in Caribe (1975)
    Caribe
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • executive story consultant
    • 1975
  • The Black Windmill (1974)
    The Black Windmill
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1969–1972
  • Jigsaw (1972)
    Jigsaw
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Monty Nash (1971)
    Monty Nash
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Roger Moore and Claudie Lange in Crossplot (1969)
    Crossplot
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1969
  • Kaz Garas, Anthony Quayle, and Anneke Wills in Strange Report (1969)
    Strange Report
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1973–1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lee Vance
  • Born
    • March 18, 1922
  • Died
    • October 15, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(after brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Eunice GaysonJuly 1, 1953 - July 31, 1959 (divorced)

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