Dicky Leeman

Director · Writer

Born

January 27, 1911 · Shanghai, China

Died

August 7, 2011

Born in Shanghai, Dicky Leeman entered the film industry as child actor before developing into an assistant director at various studios during the 1930s. In 1948, he directed his only feature film, a musical entitled Date with a Dream (1948), also co-writing the screenplay. During the early 1950s, he moved into television production for both the BBC and ATV, specialising particularly in musical variety shows. Notable credits as a producer include The The Des O'Connor Show (1963) (1963) and Cliff! (1961) (1967).