# Leon Clore > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leon_Clore > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leon_Clore.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Clore > Source revision: 1307496987 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{short description|English film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Leon Clore | birth_date = {{birth date|1918|07|09|df=y}} | birth_place = [Brighton](/source/Brighton), England | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|02|09|1918|07|09|df=y}} | death_place = [White City, London](/source/White_City%2C_London), England | children = [G. Marius Clore](/source/G._Marius_Clore) | citizenship = British | occupation = Film producer }} '''Leon Clore''' (9 July 1918{{Spaced en dash}}9 February 1992) was a British [film producer](/source/film_producer) who was primarily involved in [documentary](/source/documentary) and [short films](/source/short_films), as well as several motion pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f38834d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916011752/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f38834d|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2016|title=Leon Clore British Film Institute}} == Biography == Leon Clore was born in [Brighton](/source/Brighton) on 9 July 1918. He was the nephew of [Sir Charles Clore](/source/Sir_Charles_Clore), whose foundation enabled the [Tate Gallery](/source/Tate_Gallery), via the Clore Gallery, to adequately present the [William Turner](/source/J._M._W._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](/source/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](/source/The_Conquest_of_Everest)'' was nominated for an [Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature).{{cite web | url = http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954 | title = The 26th Academy Awards - 1954 | access-date = 17 January 2018 | website = Oscars.org | date = 4 October 2014 }} Clore produced the romantic film ''[Virgin Island](/source/Virgin_Island_(film))'' (1958), directed by [Pat Jackson](/source/Pat_Jackson) and starring [John Cassavetes](/source/John_Cassavetes) and [Sidney Poitier](/source/Sidney_Poitier); ''[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment](/source/Morgan_%E2%80%93_A_Suitable_Case_for_Treatment)'' (1966) starring [David Warner](/source/David_Warner_(actor)) and [Vanessa Redgrave](/source/Vanessa_Redgrave), the [Karel Reisz](/source/Karel_Reisz) directed [David Mercer](/source/David_Mercer_(playwright)) comedy; '' [All Neat in Black Stockings](/source/All_Neat_in_Black_Stockings)'' (1969) with Victor Henry in the leading role; and ''[The French Lieutenant's Woman](/source/The_French_Lieutenant's_Woman_(film))'' (1981) directed by [Karel Reisz](/source/Karel_Reisz), starring [Meryl Streep](/source/Meryl_Streep) and [Jeremy Irons](/source/Jeremy_Irons). He produced a number of advertisements.{{cite news |title=Leon Clore |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-02-12-9202120164-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=12 February 1992}}{{cite news |title=Leon Clore; Producer Helped Launch Careers of Directors |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-15-mn-1568-story.html |access-date=20 September 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=15 February 1992}} 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](/source/Hammersmith_Hospital) in London, where he was being treated for cancer, on 9 February 1992 at the age of 73.{{cite news|title=Leon Clore, 73, a film producer whose credits include "The French Lieutenant's Woman|work=Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920211&slug=1475121}}{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Lindsay|date=14 February 1992|title=Angel of the Free Cinema|pages=39|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59618492/angel-of-the-free-cinema/|access-date=20 September 2020}} Clore's son [G. Marius Clore](/source/G._Marius_Clore) [FRS](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society) became a biophysicist.{{cite news |title=Leon Clore, 73, a film producer whose... |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-02-16-1992047061-story.html |access-date=20 September 2020 |work=Baltimore Sun |date=16 February 1992}} == Selected filmography == * 1951: ''Sunday by the Sea '', documentary short film) * 1953: ''[The Conquest of Everest](/source/The_Conquest_of_Everest)'' * 1957: ''[Apaches](/source/Apaches_(film))'' * 1957: ''[Time Without Pity](/source/Time_Without_Pity)'' * 1958: ''[Virgin Island](/source/Virgin_Island_(film))'' (US: ''Our Virgin Island'') * 1966: ''[Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment](/source/Morgan_%E2%80%93_A_Suitable_Case_for_Treatment)'' * 1969: ''[All Neat in Black Stockings](/source/All_Neat_in_Black_Stockings)'' * 1981: [''The French Lieutenant’s Woman (film)''](/source/The_French_Lieutenant's_Woman_(film)) * 1986: ''Your Degree and the Royal Navy?'' (Documentary short) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|nm0167061}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clore, Leon}} Category:1918 births Category:1992 deaths Category:People from Brighton Category:English documentary filmmakers Category:English film producers Category:Deaths from cancer in England --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leon Clore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Clore) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Clore?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.