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Leon Clore (* 9. Juli 1918 in Brighton; † 9. Februar 1992 in London) war ein britischer Filmproduzent, der überwiegend an Dokumentarfilmen oder Kurzfilmen mitwirkte.
Leon Clore (9 July 1918 – 9 February 1992) was a British film producer who was primarily involved in documentary and short films, as well as several motion pictures.
Leon Clore was born on 9 July 1918. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Conquest of Everest (1953), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Our Virgin Island (1958). He died on 9 February 1992.
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- February 9, 1992
Leon Clore was born on 9 July 1918. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Conquest of Everest (1953), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Our Virgin Island (1958).
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Clore was of Lithuanian Jewish background, the son of Israel Clore, a Whitechapel tailor who had emigrated to London, and later to Israel. Charles Clore owned, through Sears Holdings, the British Shoe Corporation and Lewis's department stores (which included Selfridges), as well as investing heavily in property. He owned Jowett Cars Ltdfrom 1945 to...
His philanthropic trust, since 2000 the Clore Duffield Foundation, is a donor to arts and Jewish community projects in Britain and abroad. The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London, which houses the world's largest collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner, was built in 1980–87 with £6 million from Clore and his daughter and £1.8 million from th...
The beachfront Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv is named after Clore. It stretches across 30 acres, and families use the seaside park to celebrate birthdays and host barbecues, or even attend city-wide events such as Tel Aviv Pride. His father, who died in 1933, is buried in nearby Petah Tikvah.[citation needed] In September 1980 thieves stole 19 pai...
It was made by British Lion and produced by Leon Clore from a screenplay by David Mercer, adapted from his BBC television play A Suitable Case for Treatment (1962), in which the leading role was played by Ian Hendry.
BFI Screenonline: Clore, Leon (1918-1992) Biography. Leon Clore's career barely figures in most accounts of post war British cinema, despite being one of its most fascinating and instructive. If he is remembered at all, it is usually for two contrasting associations.
