Biography
Leon Clore (9 July 1918 – 9 February 1992) was a British film producer who was primarily involved in documentary and short films, as well as several motion pictures. Leon Clore was born in Brighton on 9 July 1918. He was the nephew of Sir Charles Clore, whose foundation enabled the Tate Gallery, via the Clore Gallery, to adequately present the William Turner estate.Clore's film career began as the first assistant director for the British film The Silver Darlings in 1947. Up to 1951, Clore worked for the Crown Film Unit before taking charge of Basic Films. He first worked as a film producer in 1951, and was responsible for the documentary short film Sunday by the Sea. His documentary The Conquest of Everest was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.Clore produced the romantic film Virgin Island (1958), directed by Pat Jackson and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier; Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) starring David Warner and Vanessa Redgrave, the Karel Reisz directed David Mercer comedy; All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) with Victor Henry in the leading role; and The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) directed by Karel Reisz, starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. He produced a number of advertisements.His last involvement in the film business was in the documentary short "Your Degree and the Royal Navy?" in 1986.
Clore died at Hammersmith Hospital in London, where he was being treated for cancer, on 9 February 1992 at the age of 73. Clore's son G. Marius Clore FRS became a biophysicist.
Filmography
all 38
Movies 38
Producer 35
Director 1
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Say No to Strangers (1981)
Apaches (1977)
Drive Carefully, Darling (1975)
Right To Work March (1972)
All Neat in Black Stockings (1969)
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
No Short Cut (1964)
I Do - and I Understand (1964)
A Chance to Learn (1963)
Our School (1962)
From First to Last (1962)
The Saturday Men (1962)
Mr. Marsh Comes to School (1961)
They Took Us to The Sea (1961)
Return to Life (1960)
I am a Mobile Librarian (1960)
Dispute (1960)
Virgin Island (1959)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
First on the Road (1959)
I Want to Go to School (1959)
Counterpoint (1959)
Birthright (1958)
Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
Time Without Pity (1957)
Foot and Mouth (1955)
Henry (1955)
£20 per ton (1955)
Green and Pleasant Land (1955)
Bow Bells (1954)
All Found (1954)
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
A Journal of the Outdoors No. 11 (1953)
Sunday by the Sea (1953)
Forward a Century (1951)
Every Five Minutes (1951)
The People at No. 19 (1949)
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GenderMale
Birthday1918-07-09
Deathday1992-02-09 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
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