The Master of Suspense battled with censorship for most of his long career He learned how to lead British censors in a merry dance to fulfil his wishes Well-practised in …
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Leonard J. Leff
Leonard J. Leff
Leonard J. Leff (1942–2023) was an American arts writer and film/literature scholar, with a particular interest in Alfred Hitchcock and his years under contract to producer David O. Selznick. He wrote an acclaimed book on the subject along with several essays including two for Criterion, recorded audio commentaries for Sabotage and Rebecca, and appeared in many documentaries. Further resources are at Prabook and Google Scholar, and Oklahoma State University has a collection of his books and journals.
- Books
- Film Plots: Scene-by-Scene Narrative Outlines for Feature Film Study, Vols 1 & 2 (1983/1988)
- Hitchcock and Selznick: Their Rich and Strange Collaboration in Hollywood (1987/1999)
- The Dame in the Kimono: Hollywood, Censorship and the Production Code (1990/2001) w/Jerold Simmons
- Hemingway and His Conspirators: Hollywood... and the American Dream (1997)
- Hitchcock documentaries; from 2007 onwards on respective releases
- American Masters: Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998, 86m) interview
- E! True Hollywood Story: Alfred Hitchcock (1999, 103m)
- Mystery Train: Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes (2007, 34m)
- The Sound of Silence: The Making of The Lodger (2008, 24m)
- The Making of Rebecca (2008, 28m)
- The Gothic World of Daphne du Maurier (2008, 19m)
- Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dalí (2008, 20m)
- The Ultimate Romance: The Making of Notorious (2008, 28m)
- The Borders of the Possible: The 39 Steps (2012, 24m)