About

Known credits:
6
Birthday:
1910-02-12
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Website:
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Jay Leyda

Overview

Jay Leyda (February 12, 1910 – February 15, 1988)[1] was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film historian, noted for his work on U.S, Soviet, and Chinese cinema, as well as his collections of documentation on the day-to-day lives of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson.

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Known for

Acting

1981 Strong Medicine Actor 58
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Directing

1937 People of the Cumberland Directing Director 59
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1931 A Bronx Morning Directing Director 59
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Editing

1955 Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study Editing Editor 58
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1941 Youth Gets a Break Editing Editor N/A
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1925 Battleship Potemkin Editing Assistant Editor 70
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