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Sheldon Leonard
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Director, Executive Producer, Actor Born: February 22, 1907 in New York City, NY Death: January 17, 1997 in California Biography:The archetypal side-of-the-mouth Runyonesque gangster, "Sheldon Leonard"'s actual mean-streets experience was confined to travelling with a fairly benign teenaged gang in a New York suburb. In fact, if we are to believe his future business partner "Danny Thomas", Leonard never met a bonafide gangster until "Thomas" introduced him to one in the mid-1950s! A graduate of Syracuse University, Leonard began his acting career on radio and the stage, appearing in such Broadway productions as Kiss the Boys Goodbye and Having Wonderful Time. Starting with 1939's "Another Thin Man", Leonard made a good living as a movie mob boss, henchman, and all-around tough guy. He played a rare leading role (and a romantic lead, to boot) in PRC's "Why Girls Leave Home" (1944). Leonard was also a regular on radio's "Jack Benny Program", playing a laconic racetrack tout. During the 1950s and 1960s, Leonard became a successful... Full Biography
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