Philip Leacock; TV, Film Director
Philip Leacock, who became a successful film and television director in his native England before replicating that effort in the United States 30 years ago, has died in London.
Leacock, who lived in Pacific Palisades, was visiting London when he died Saturday at age 72 of a respiratory condition.
Born in London, Leacock began in film after a career as a journalist. His first picture was “Riders of the New Forest” in 1946. Later British films included “The Brave Don’t Cry,” “The Little Kidnappers” and “Innocent Sinners.”
He came to the United States in the late 1950s and made “The Rabbit Trap,” “Let No Man Write My Epitaph,” “The War Lover” and others.
His TV films included “The Daughters of Joshua Cabe,” “Killer on Board,” “The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb” and “Three Sovereigns for Sarah.”
Survivors include his wife, Carol, two sons, two daughters and several grandchildren.
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