Sheldon Leonard

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Sheldon Leonard was an influential American actor, director, and television producer best known for shaping classic TV comedies in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedian
film actor
film director
film producer
human
television actor
television director
television producer
actedIn Another Thin Man
Guys and Dolls
It’s a Wonderful Life
To Have and Have Not
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: "Primetime Emmy Award"
birthName Sheldon Leonard
surface form: "Sheldon Leonard Bershad"
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-02-22
dateOfDeath 1997-01-10
directed The Andy Griffith Show NERFINISHED
The Danny Thomas Show
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Bershad
gender male
givenName Sheldon
hasInfluenced later television producers and showrunners
influenced American situation comedy format
knownFor playing tough-guy and gangster roles in films
shaping American television comedy in the 1950s and 1960s
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Sheldon Leonard
nationality American
notableWork I Spy
surface form: "I Spy (TV series)"

Make Room for Daddy
The Andy Griffith Show NERFINISHED
The Danny Thomas Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
surface form: "The Dick Van Dyke Show (as producer, uncredited influence)"
occupation actor
film director
film producer
screenwriter
television director
television producer
placeOfBirth Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California NERFINISHED
produced I Spy
surface form: "I Spy (TV series)"

The Andy Griffith Show NERFINISHED
The Danny Thomas Show
religion Judaism
spouse Frances Wolfe NERFINISHED
stateOfBirth New York NERFINISHED
stateOfDeath California, United States
surface form: "California"

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Danny Thomas Productions associatedWith Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard birthName Sheldon Leonard
this entity surface form: "Sheldon Leonard Bershad"
Andy Taylor createdBy Sheldon Leonard
The Danny Thomas Show createdBy Sheldon Leonard
Barney Fife creator Sheldon Leonard
The Andy Griffith Show creator Sheldon Leonard
I Spy executiveProducer Sheldon Leonard
subject surface form: "I Spy (1965 TV series)"
The Andy Griffith Show executiveProducer Sheldon Leonard
The Danny Thomas Show executiveProducer Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard name Sheldon Leonard

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