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David Leaf profile
Director

David Leaf

Directing

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9

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 116803

IMDb ID: nm0494938

Known for: Directing

Born: April 20, 1952

Age: 73

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1987 - 2018

Years active: 32

Average TMDB rating: 6.89

Wikidata: Q5236398

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Director (9)Writer (4)Producer (3)Co-Producer (1)Consulting Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, producer and director known for documentaries, music programs and pop culture retrospectives. Among his best known documentaries are The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008), The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) and Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE (2004). He also wrote the landmark Brian Wilson biography The Beach Boys and The California Myth (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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