Anton Leader (December 23, 1913 – July 1, 1988) was an American radio and television director. He was born in

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, on December 23, 1913. He directed radio dramas in New York in the 1940s and moved to

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in 1948. Subsequently, he worked as a free-lancer for

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and

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, among others. From the middle 1950s to the middle 1970s he directed many episodes of the popular television series of that era. Known as "Tony" to friends and colleagues, his screen credits alternated between "Tony Leader" and the more formal "Anton M. Leader." He died in Los Angeles,

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, on July 1, 1988.

Family

Leader was married to his wife, Rosalind , for 43 years. He was father to a son, Zachary and a daughter, Zoe.

Years in radio

Leader directed multiple episodes of popular dramatic radio series of the 1940s, including ''Suspense'', ''Murder at Midnight'', ''Words at War'', and others.

Filmography, television and film director

Filmography, Producer

References

External links

* 1913 births 1988 deaths American television directors American radio directors Film directors from Massachusetts Television people from Boston {{US-film-bio-stub