Herbert B. Leonard
| Herbert B. Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Herbert Breiter Leonard October 8, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2006 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Bert Leonard |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Producer, writer |
| Years active | 1940s-1993 |
| Spouse(s) | Willetta Leonard Jenny Leonard Betty Kennedy (m. ?-2006; his death) |
| Children | 6 |
Herbert Breiter Leonard (October 8, 1922–October 14, 2006) was an American producer and writer. Leonard was a production manager at Screen Gems for many years.
Leonard produced and was the production manager for many of the television shows produced for Screen Gems which included The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Circus Boy, Naked City, and Route 66.
Herbert Breiter Leonard was born on October 8, 1922 in New York, New York, the youngest of two sons of Morton and Rhoda Leonard. His brother was named Kallman. His parents were both of Jewish descent. He went to New York University in which he played football. Shortly after he graduated from New York University, he was drafted into the military where he served during the Second World War. He was a pilot and instructor in the United States Navy.
After World War II, in 1946 Leonard moved to Hollywood and became an independent producer. Leonard's first credit as producer was the movie Conquest in Cochise in 1953. He soon became production manager for Screen Gems, the television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures where he produced several memorable programs for the company. His early television producing projects included The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, which ran from 1954 to 1959, and Circus Boy. Rin Tin Tin became an instant. hit with children. The series also made a western star and a pet of a German shepherd character originally featured in movies after World War I. Circus Boy revolved around a boy name Corky raised by a clown and his family.
After Circus Boy ended its run in 1957, Leonard moved on to more serious shows. Leonard became a household name when Naked City premiered on ABC Television the next year. Naked City, adapted from the 1948 movie The Naked City, aired for five seasons from 1958 to 1963. The episodes, which followed two fictional New York City detectives, were shot on location throughout New York City, something that was rarely done for television in the 1960’s, and its stark urban realism sometimes approached that of cinéma vérité.
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