Leslie Goodwins

Leslie Goodwins
Born	17 September 1899 London, England
Died	8 January 1969 (aged 69) Hollywood, California
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1926–1967

Leslie Goodwins (17 September 1899 – 8 January 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967. His 1936 film Dummy Ache was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).^[1] He was born in London, England and he died in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography

• Dummy Ache (1936) short subject
• Deep South (1937) short subject
• Should Wives Work? (1937) short subject
• The Devil Diamond (1937)
• The Girl from Mexico (1939), and seven other "Mexican Spitfire" movies with Lupe Velez through 1943
• Way Down South (1939) co-director
• Men Against the Sky (1940)
• Let's Make Music (1941)
• Parachute Battalion (1941)
• Rookies in Burma (1943)
• The Mummy's Curse (1944)
• Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
• Vacation in Reno (1946)
• Dragnet (1947)
• The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
• Fireman Save My Child (1954)
• Paris Follies of 1956 (1955)

References

1. "New York Times: Dummy Ache". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-06-01.

External links

• Leslie Goodwins at the Internet Movie Database
• Leslie Goodwins at Find a Grave
• Leslie Goodwins at AllMovie