Paul Leaf

Paul Leaf

producer, director, actor

Paul Leaf was born on May 02, 1929 in USA. Paul Leaf's big-screen debut came with Desperate Characters directed by Frank D. Gilroy in 1971. Paul Leaf is known for The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish directed by Robert L. Collins, Edward Asner stars as Huey P. Long and Nicholas Pryor as Manners. Paul Leaf has got 4 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Paul Leaf achieved is Stony Brook Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Paul Leaf plays is God, Sex & Apple Pie which will be released on Mar 13, 1998.

Winner of twenty-four international awards in film, television, and theatre. Directed short-films include "The Last Mohican" with Alan Arkin which opened the first New York Film Festival (1964), "Bach to Bach," with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1967), "The Anatomy of Cindy Fink (1968), "Sunday Father" with Dustin Hoffman (1969), "I Never Promised You A Long Run," with Terry Kiser and Rose Gregorio (1971), and "The Reason Why" written by Arthur Miller and starring Eli Wallach and Robert Ryan. Feature film credits as 2nd AD include, "Rosemary's Baby," (1968), "The Odd Couple" (1968), "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970), Desperate Characters (1971), and "Hail" (1972). Television Movies of the Week as producer and/or director for NBC and ABC, include, "The Scottsboro Boys," (1976), "The Disappearance of Sister Aimee," (1976), Sargent Matlovich vs. The U.S. Air Force," (1978), and "Top Secret,"(1978) with Bill Cosby.

  • Birthday

    May 02, 1929
  • Place of Birth

    New York, USA

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 1 nominations

Stony Brook Film Festival
1999
God, Sex & Apple Pie (1998)
Winner - Juried Silver Award for Best Picture
30th Parallel Film Festival
1998
God, Sex & Apple Pie (1998)
Winner - Best Feature
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