Directing
Leigh Jason
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
26 July 1904
Died
19 February 1979 (aged 74)
Also known as Leigh Jacobson · Leon Jacobson
Leigh Jason (born Leigh Jacobson) was an instructor at UCLA before entering the film business in 1924 as an electrician. He turned to screenwriting in 1926, then changed his name to Leigh Jason when he started directing in 1928. He turned out numerous shorts and B pictures, mainly thrillers and light comedies, up to the 1950s, when he began to devote most of his energies to directing TV series, although he still directed a feature every now and then. He was the brother of director Will Jason. Date of Birth 26 July 1904, New York City, New York Date of Death 19 February 1979, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Known for
Filmography
Home Work
Home Work
Director
The Choppers
Director
The Festival Girls
Director
The Go-Getter
Director
Okinawa
Director
The Man from Texas
Director
Lost Honeymoon
Director
Out of the Blue
Director
Meet Me on Broadway
Director
Carolina Blues
Director
Nine Girls
Director
Dangerous Blondes
Director
Lady for a Night
Director
Model Wife
Director, Producer
The Flying Irishman
Director
Career
Director
The Mad Miss Manton
Director
Wise Girl
Director
New Faces of 1937
Director
The Bride Walks Out
Director
Love on a Bet
Director
That Girl from Paris
Director
Nifty Nurses
1934
Nifty Nurses
Director, Story
Bubbling Over
Director
Roamin' Vandals
Director
Apples to You!
Director
High Gear
Director, Story, Screenplay
A Preferred List
Director
Eyes of the Underworld
Screenplay, Story, Director
The Body Punch
Director
