Leigh Vance

Leigh Vance (1922-15 October 1994) was a British screenwriter and producer who specialised in crime stories. He was a founding officer of the British Writers Guild and former president of the International Writers Guild. He wrote a number of films for Sydney Box.^[1][2][3]

He moved to Hollywood and wrote for and produced several television series including Cannon, Baretta, Hart to Hart.^[4][5]

He was married to Eunice Gayson.

Select credits

• The Flesh is Weak (1957) - writer
• Heart of a Child (1958) - writer
• Witness in the Dark (1959) - writer
• Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) - writer
• And Women Shall Weep (1960) - writer
• The Shakedown (1960) - writer
• The Frightened City (1961) - writer
• Dr. Crippen (1963) - writer
• It's All Happening (1963) - writer
• The Black Windmill (1974) - writer
• Baretta (1975) - producer
• Switch (1976) - producer
• Hart to Hart (1983-84) - producer