Sheldon Leonard
Producer Director Writer
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1907-02-22
- Day of Death: 1997-01-10 ( 90 years old )
- Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, USA
- Also Known As: S.L. Bershad / S. L. Bershad
- IMDB:nm0502766
Sheldon Leonard was born in New York City’s lower Manhattan, the son of Jewish parents. He studied acting at Syracuse University and, after graduating, landed a job on Wall Street. Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, he found himself unemployed and resolved to become a professional actor on the stage. The road was hard, since it took him five…
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