About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1944-12-22
Place of birth:
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Leslie Megahey

Overview

Leslie Megahey was a British television producer, director and writer.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Thomas Megahey (a minister) and Beatrice (née Walton), Leslie Megahey was educated at King Edward VI School in Lichfield. Early works for the BBC included Canvas: 7: Sunflowers: Van Gogh (1971), and Omnibus File: Thrillers and Crime Fiction (1972).

He was the editor of the BBC television documentary series Arena (1977–79; 1982–83); during his time on the series he divided it into Arena Theatre and Arena Art and Design, and Arena became less of a magazine-style programme and more a home for short, distinctive and stylish films about mainly British theatre and visual arts. During this period his programme Henry Moore Meets Leonardo (1978) was broadcast, in which the sculptor Henry Moore discussed Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical drawings. His two-part Arena special The Orson Welles Story (1982) programmes won a 'Best Documentary' BAFTA in 1983.

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Known for

Acting
1991 The Complete 'Citizen Kane' Actor Narrator N/A
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Directing
1993 The Hour of the Pig Directing Director 59
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1990 With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film Directing Director N/A
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1989 Duke Bluebeard's Castle Directing Director N/A
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1987 Cariani and the Courtesans Directing Director N/A
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1979 Schalcken the Painter Directing Director 58
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1968 Tolkien in Oxford Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2007 Earth Writing Screenplay 65
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1993 The Hour of the Pig Writing Writer 59
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1990 With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film Writing Writer N/A
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1987 Cariani and the Courtesans Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Schalcken the Painter Writing Writer 58
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Production
1991 The Complete 'Citizen Kane' Production Executive Producer N/A
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1981 Dallas — The Big Store Production Executive Producer N/A
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1980 We Think the World of You Production Executive Producer N/A
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1980 Quinn Running Production Producer N/A
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