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name: "Leonard White"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "5 November 1916"
died: "2 January 2016"
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# Leonard White

Producer. Born 5 November 1916 in Newhaven, East Sussex. Died 2 January 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 5 November 1916, Newhaven, East Sussex
- **Died:** 2 January 2016
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1554554

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Leonard White (5 November 1916 – 2 January 2016) was a British actor, director and television producer. He began his career in theatre as an actor, appearing in productions including Christopher Fry's *A Sleep of Prisoners* in 1951, before moving into directing and then producing for television.

In 1960 he joined ABC Weekend TV as an associate producer under Sydney Newman. White co-created *The Avengers* with Newman and produced its first 40 episodes from 1961, overseeing the shift from gritty crime drama to stylish espionage. His other credits include the anthology series *Armchair Theatre*, *Police Surgeon* and *Out of This World*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

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