Biography
Leonard Franklin Hill (October 11, 1947 β June 7, 2016) was an American television producer and property developer. Hill began his career as a television writer, writing scripts for numerous shows, including Adam-12, an NBC police drama. He then became a television executive, serving first at NBC before becoming Vice President of Movies at ABC. Hill produced four television miniseries, dozens of television movies and three drama series during his tenures at NBC and ABC. His television movies were mostly distributed by Pearson Television, who was once successor of ACI.The popularity of television films had waned by the early 2000s, which prompted a career change by Hill. In 2001, switched to real estate development, with a focus on downtown Los Angeles and adaptive reuse. Hill partnered with Yuval Bar-Zemer, a developer with a history of reuse, to establish Linear City Development. Together, Hill and Bar-Zemer instigated numerous projects within the city's Arts District, on the eastern edge of Downtown Los Angeles by transforming existing buildings into new housing and developments. Hill's projects included the Toy Factory Lofts, which were finished in 2004, the nearby Biscuit Company Lofts, and the Elysian, which transformed the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California into residential building containing loft apartments near Echo Park in 2014.
In 2016, Hill donated $1.9 million to create a new public park under the newly constructed Sixth Street Bridge. It was announced that the new park will be named in Hill's honor, following his death in 2016.Leonard Hill was born in Westwood, Los Angeles, on October 11, 1947, to Edith Hill, a social worker, and Herbert Hill, a businessman. He attended University High School and received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his master's degree from Stanford University.Hill died at his home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, on June 7, 2016, at the age of 68. He was survived by his second wife, Dr. Patricia Gordon, whom he married in 2011, and two brothers, Andrew Hill and Rick Hill.
Filmography
all 32
Producer 32
Movies 29
TV Shows 3
Dorfman in Love (2013)
Stolen from the Heart (2000)
A Deadly Vision (1997)
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)
Stolen Innocence (1995)
Deadly Whispers (1995)
Justice in a Small Town (1994)
Vanished Without a Trace (1993)
I Can Make You Love Me (1993)
Dead Before Dawn (1993)
Baby of the Bride (1991)
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
Earth Angel (1991)
Children of the Bride (1990)
Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
Cross of Fire (1989)
The Lady Forgets (1989)
Passion and Paradise (1989)
Shootdown (1988)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988)
The Last Fling (1987)
Prince of Bel Air (1986)
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
The Cartier Affair (1984)
High School U.S.A. (1984)
The Parade (1984)
Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
Mae West (1982)
Dream House (1981)
Freedom (1981)
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GenderMale
Birthday1947-10-11
Deathday2016-06-07 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceWestwood, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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