Tom Leetch is an American film producer, writer and director. His career included working on films for
Walt Disney Productions
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, under the leadership of
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...
's son-in-law,
Ron Miller. At Disney, Leetch first began as an assistant director on films such as ''
Mary Poppins Mary Poppins may refer to:
* Mary Poppins (character), a nanny with magical powers
* Mary Poppins (franchise), based on the fictional nanny
** Mary Poppins (book series), ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fanta ...
'', ''
The Ugly Dachshund
''The Ugly Dachshund'' is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Norman Tokar, written by Albert Aley, and starring Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette in a story about a Great Dane who believes he is a dachshund. Produced by Wal ...
'' and ''
Monkeys, Go Home''. He then served in several positions as producer, associate producer, and director on films such as ''
Snowball Express'', ''
Napoleon and Samantha'', ''
Freaky Friday
''Freaky Friday'' is a comedic children's novel written by Mary Rodgers, first published by Harper & Row in 1972. The plot is set in a day in the life of 13-year-old Annabel Andrews and her mother, who spend one Friday in each other's bodies.
...
'', ''
The North Avenue Irregulars
''The North Avenue Irregulars'' is a 1979 American comedy crime film produced by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company, and starring Edward Herrmann, Barbara Harris, Cloris Leachman, Karen Valentine and Susa ...
'', and ''
The Watcher in the Woods'', a project in which he pitched to Ron Miller stating, "This could be our ''
Exorcist
In some religions, an exorcist (from the Greek „ἐξορκιστής“) is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or performs the ridding of demons or other supernatural beings who are alleged to have possessed a person ...
''."
In addition, Leetch later served as producer and unit production manager on the TV series, ''
Northern Exposure
''Northern Exposure'' is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents in the fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, that originally aired on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It rec ...
''.
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American film producers
American male screenwriters
American animated film directors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Disney people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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