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David Leaf

Born April 20, 195214 films

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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).

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon posterFirst watchThe U.S. vs. John Lennon20066.6A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.View film

Filmography

14 films as director
  1. 2009The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the AirDirector
  2. 2009Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"Director
  3. 2008James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved BostonDirector
  4. 2006The U.S. vs. John LennonDirector
  5. 2004Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SmileDirector
  6. 2003Jack Paar: Smart TelevisionDirector
  7. 2003Bob Hope: The Road to LaughterDirector
  8. 2003Vintage SinatraDirector
  9. 2001Bee Gees: This Is Where I Came InDirector
  10. 2001Dean Martin: That's AmoreDirector
  11. 2000The Unknown Peter SellersDirector
  12. 2000Jonathan Winters: On the LooseDirector
  13. 1995You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'Director
  14. 1993The Unknown Marx BrothersDirector