Leigh Jason(1904-1979)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Leigh Jason (born Leigh Jacobson) was an instructor at UCLA before
entering the film business in 1924 as an electrician. He turned to
screenwriting in 1926, then changed his name to Leigh Jason when he
started directing in 1928. He turned out numerous shorts and B
pictures, mainly thrillers and light comedies, up to the 1950s, when he
began to devote most of his energies to directing TV series, although
he still directed a feature every now and then. He was the brother of
director Will Jason.
