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Leslie T. Peacocke

1869 – 1941

American screenwriter and actor

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Lived 1869 – 1941 (aged 71). Leslie T. Peacocke was an American screenwriter, actor, film actor and film director.

Captain Leslie Tufnell Peacocke (1872 – March 5, 1941) was an actor, screenwriter, and director in the United States.

He was born in Bangalore, British Raj and served in the Connaught Rangers before emigrating to the United States.

In 1919 he wrote on behalf of Democracy Film Corporation about producing a film adaptation of The Souls of Black Folk. His film Injustice was a response to Thomas Dixon Jr.'s The Clansman.

His book Hints on Photoplay Writing from his articles in Photoplay Magazine was published in 1916. A photo of the author appears at the beginning of the book.

His films include adaptations of stories by Florence Herrington.

He was an actor in the 1929 show A Comedy of Women at the Ambassador Theatre.

Filmography Actor His Neighbor's Wife (1913) as Captain Roberts The Woman Who Dared (1916) as Minister of Foreign Affairs Good Morning, Nurse! (1917) It Happened in Room 7 (1917) O, It's Great to Be Crazy (1918) with Stan Laurel Reformation (1919), a Sidney P. Dones film Injustice (1919) Neptune's Bride (1920) The Midnight Flower (1923) The Wheel of Fortune (1923)

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Who was Leslie T. Peacocke?

American screenwriter and actor (1869-1941)

When was Leslie T. Peacocke born?

Leslie T. Peacocke was born on 9 March 1869 in Bengaluru.

When did Leslie T. Peacocke die?

Leslie T. Peacocke died on 5 March 1941 in New York City.

What was Leslie T. Peacocke's occupation?

Leslie T. Peacocke was a screenwriter, actor, film actor and film director.

What nationality was Leslie T. Peacocke?

Leslie T. Peacocke was American.

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· Wikidata: Q15864632

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