Leonard Spigelgass
American screenwriter, producer and playwright (1908-1985)
Leonard Spigelgass was an American playwright, film producer and screenwriter. During his career, Spigelgass wrote the scripts for 11 Academy Award-winning films. He himself was nominated in 1950 for the story for Mystery Street and garnered three Writers Guild of America nominations over the course of his career. Spigelgass was also a friend of Gore Vidal who used Spigelgass as the model for Vidal's semi fictionary "wise hack" character in the latter's series of essays about Hollywood.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1942–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 18 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Butch Minds the Baby | Albert S. Rogell | 12:00 | B&W | ||
| 1949 | I Was A Male War Bride | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. | 1:05 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | The Law And The Lady. | Loew's Inc. | 104 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1953 | Scandal At Scourie. | Loew’s Incorporated | 89 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1954 | Deep In My Heart. | Loew’s Incorporated | 132 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp | 1:57:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |