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Leigh Chapman(1939-2014)

  • Writer
  • Actress
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Leigh Chapman in The Monkees (1965)
Actress and screenwriter Leigh Chapman was born Rosa Lee Chapman on March 29, 1939 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Following graduation from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Chapman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s. Her first job was working as a secretary at the William Morris Agency. Leigh acted in a few TV shows -- most notably a recurring part as Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn)'s secretary on several episodes of Des agents très spéciaux (1964) -- prior to embarking on a successful career as a writer of tough-minded action-adventure fare for both TV series and motion pictures.

Although possibly best-known for penning the gritty screenplay for the car chase cult classic, Larry le dingue, Mary la garce (1974), she also wrote scripts for such hard-edged action outings as Des nerfs d'acier (1979), La Fureur du juste (1980) and Le roi de la montagne (1981). She also did an uncredited script polish on Robert Aldrich's last movie Deux filles au tapis (1981) and a script treatment for the blaxploitation blast, Truck Turner & Cie. (1974), as well as rewrote the pilot for Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) (she attributed this latter credit to a pseudonym after she had a falling out with the creative people behind that particular program).

In her later years, Chapman pursued underwater photography; her work was featured at a 2011 exhibit at Calumet Photography in Hollywood, California. Leigh died of cancer, aged 75, at her home in West Hollywood, California on November 4, 2014. She was survived by her siblings (two sisters and a brother).
BornMarch 29, 1939
DiedNovember 4, 2014(75)
BornMarch 29, 1939
DiedNovember 4, 2014(75)
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Known for

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in Des agents très spéciaux (1964)
Des agents très spéciaux
7.7
TV Series
  • Sarah Johnson
  • Wanda
  • Sarah
  • Sarah Johnson, Receptionist
La Fureur du juste (1980)
La Fureur du juste
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1980
L'homme à la Rolls (1963)
L'homme à la Rolls
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner & Cie. (1974)
Truck Turner & Cie.
6.9
  • Writer(as Jerry Wilkes)
  • 1974

Credits

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Writer



  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    5.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • written by (as Louise McCarn)
    • 1993
  • Lori Singer and Marcia Cross in Storm and Sorrow (1990)
    Storm and Sorrow
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • book
    • teleplay
    • 1990
  • Theresa Russell in Double jeu (1990)
    Double jeu
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Le roi de la montagne (1981)
    Le roi de la montagne
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, and Laurene Landon in Deux filles au tapis (1981)
    Deux filles au tapis
    6.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • La Fureur du juste (1980)
    La Fureur du juste
    5.1
    • screenplay by
    • story by
    • 1980
  • Des nerfs d'acier (1979)
    Des nerfs d'acier
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Boardwalk (1979)
    Boardwalk
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1979
  • How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974)
    How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Peter Fonda and Susan George in Larry le dingue, Mary la garce (1974)
    Larry le dingue, Mary la garce
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner & Cie. (1974)
    Truck Turner & Cie.
    6.9
    • story by (as Jerry Wilkes)
    • 1974
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in La nouvelle équipe (1968)
    La nouvelle équipe
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • Robert Wagner in Opération vol (1968)
    Opération vol
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1968
  • Where the Girls Are
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in Les mystères de l'Ouest (1965)
    Les mystères de l'Ouest
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • 1966–1968

Actress



  • Mili Avital, Benjamin Bratt, Stephen Lang, Herbert Franzier, Simone-Élise Girard, Bernard Graham, Nancy Sinclair, Nestor Serrano, Rosalie Staines, and Bob Walton in Orage aux Bahamas (2001)
    Orage aux Bahamas
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Steel Heiress
    • 2001
  • Land's End (1968)
    Land's End
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Linda Ware
    • 1968
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and The Monkees in The Monkees (1965)
    The Monkees
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Joannie
    • 1966
  • Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode in Les professionnels (1966)
    Les professionnels
    7.3
    • Lady (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Occasional Wife (1966)
    Occasional Wife
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cookie Carruthers
    • 1966
  • Le cheval de fer (1966)
    Le cheval de fer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Crystal Cochran
    • 1966
  • Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in Des agents très spéciaux (1964)
    Des agents très spéciaux
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Wanda
    • Sarah Johnson
    • Sarah ...
    • 1965–1966
  • Valentine's Day (1964)
    Valentine's Day
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dorinda
    • 1965
  • Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (1961)
    Le Jeune Docteur Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Miss Adams
    • 1964
  • Combat! (1962)
    Combat!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mlle. Bochard
    • 1964
  • William Bendix, Yvonne De Carlo, and Dale Robertson in Condamné à être pendu (1964)
    Condamné à être pendu
    6.0
    • Leigh -- Saloon Girl
    • 1964
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • The Stewardess
    • 1964
  • Les hommes volants (1961)
    Les hommes volants
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Sal
    • 1963
  • L'homme à la Rolls (1963)
    L'homme à la Rolls
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 2nd Ad Lib Girl
    • 1963
  • Sur le pont la marine (1962)
    Sur le pont la marine
    7.4
    TV Series
    • The 1st Nurse
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Louise McCarn
  • Born
    • March 29, 1939
    • Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • November 4, 2014
    • West Hollywood, California, USA(cancer)

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  • Trivia
    Spent her first paycheck she earned as a professional writer on a Corvette.
  • Quotes
    I wrote action-adventure. I couldn't write a romantic comedy or a chick flick if my life depended on it. I could write a love story, but it would have to be a Casablanca type of love story, and some people would have to die.

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