Eddie Leslie

Eddie Leslie (11 October 1903, in Camberwell, Surrey, England – 27 June 1975 (age 71) in West Chiltington, Sussex, England) was a British film actor and screenwriter.[1]

Eddie Leslie
Signed Photo (1954)
Born(1903-10-11)11 October 1903
Camberwell, London, England
Died27 June 1975(1975-06-27) (aged 71)
West Chiltington, Sussex, England
OccupationActor

He often acted alongside Norman Wisdom, on stage and in his films Trouble in Store (1953); Up in the World (1956); Just My Luck (1957); The Square Peg (1958); Follow a Star (1959) and A Stitch in Time (1963).[2] He wrote five of Wisdom's film screenplays as well as a couple of early TV shows for Wisdom in 1952. In 1956 he appeared in the first episode of Hancock's Half Hour TV show. His theatre credits include the role of Luther Billis in the musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Joshua Logan in Glasgow's Alhambra Theatre in 1954.[3] He performed with Patrica Hartley, Nevil Whiting, Helen Landis, David Williams, Robert Henderson and Sean Connery.[4]

References
  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | LESLIE, Eddie". 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
  2. "Eddie Leslie". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. "University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Archives & Special Collections - Scottish Theatre Archive". www.gla.ac.uk.
  4. "Production of South Pacific | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.


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