About Leslie Seth-Smith
Lived 1923 – 2007 (aged 84). Leslie Seth-Smith was a British writer, screenwriter, biographer and film producer.
Leslie James Seth-Smith (12 January 1923 – 5 November 2007), known as James Brabazon, was a screenwriter and the author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy L. Sayers. He also compiled and translated some of Albert Schweitzer's writings in Albert Schweitzer: Essential Writings.
He died on 5 November 2007 after a short illness due to lung cancer.
His uncle David Seth-Smith was known as the "Zoo man", and his great grandfather was Seth Smith, who built large proportions of Belgravia & Mayfair in the West End of London, in the mid 19th century.
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Who was Leslie Seth-Smith?
British author, screenwriter (1923-2007)
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Leslie Seth-Smith was born on 12 January 1923.
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Leslie Seth-Smith died on 5 November 2007.
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Leslie Seth-Smith was a writer, screenwriter, biographer and film producer.
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Leslie Seth-Smith was British.
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