University of Wyoming
Gunsmoke -- film -- 16 mm.
Take a giant step -- film -- 16 mm.
The kidnappers -- videotape.
Three sovereigns for Sarah -- videotape.
Philip Leacock was a well known director and producer of movies and television shows. He was born in London, England in 1917 and learned filmmaking while serving in the British Army during World War II. He started directing movies after the war and went on to direct a number of films, including "Take A Giant Step" (1959), "The War Lover" (1962), and "Three Sovereigns for Sarah" (1985). Leacock started directing television shows in the late 1950s and went on to direct numerous television shows between 1959 and 1985, including "Gunsmoke", "The Waltons", and "Fantasy Island". He was also producer of several television series, including "Gunsmoke" and "Cimarron Strip". Philip Leacock passed away in 1990.
Collection mainly concerns Philip Leacock's career as a television writer and producer between the 1960s and mid 1980s, but also has a few items regarding his work as a film director. It consists mainly of shooting scripts from television shows he directed and produced, including "Gunsmoke", "The Waltons", and "Fantasy Island". It also contains a few movie scripts, including "Three Sovereigns for Sarah". Most of the television and movie scripts have Leacock's notations written in them. The collection also holds 16 mm film reels for five episodes of "Gunsmoke" and the movie "Take A Giant Step". There are also video tapes of five of his movies, including "The Kidnappers" and "Three Sovereigns for Sarah."
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There is a collection of scripts for the television show "Wild Wild West" created by Phillip Leacock at the University of Illinois Rare Books and Special Collections.
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