David Leaf

David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, producer, and director known for documentaries, music programs, and pop culture retrospectives. Among his best-known documentaries are "The Night James Brown Saved Boston" (2008), "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" (2006), "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile" (2004), and "Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came In" (2001).

Leaf's television credits include being one of the Emmy-nominated (and Peabody Award-winning) writers on September, 2001’s landmark all-network telethon "America: A Tribute to Heroes". That same year, Leaf was a producer of the Emmy-nominated "Billy Joel: In His Own Words" (A&E).

Other music-related TV productions include A&E’s "Live By Request" television series (three seasons), "The Score" (a limited series for Trio), "The Songwriters Hall of Fame" (2 years, Bravo), "The Billboard Awards" (nine years, FOX), "An-All Star Tribute To Brian Wilson" (TNT), "Elvis: The Tribute" (ABC), "Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters", "We Love Ella" (PBS' "Great Performances"), "Farm Aid" (CMT), and a series of retrospectives on legendary pop artists (Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, et al.) for PBS. He has also written such network specials as "The Kennedy Center Honors" (CBS) for which he won a WGAW Award, and his solo writing/producing/directing projects include "You Can't Do That: The Making Of 'A Hard Day's Night'", "Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy" (for Disney), and "Lassie, Unleashed" (Broadway Video/ABC).

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