Leon Uris


About

Born
August 03, 1924
Died
June 21, 2003
Cause of Death
Natural Causes

Biography

Filmography

 

Writer (Feature Film)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Screenwriter

Misc. Crew (TV Mini-Series)

QB VII (1974)
Source Material (From Novel)

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) -- (Movie Clip) I Like Your Cut Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) finds his resolve weakening as he enters the barber shop to persuade Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) to leave town, in Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, 1957, from a script by Leon Uris.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) -- (Movie Clip) No Women Gambling Still in Dodge City, Marshal Earp (Burt Lancaster) drops in to enforce his rule against women gambling on the north side, Laura Denbow (Rhonda Fleming) his target, in John Sturges' Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, 1957.
Exodus (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Up To Our Necks In Jews From director Otto Preminger’s opening, American nurse Kitty (Eva Marie Saint) learns from Sutherland (Ralph Richardson), the British commander on Cyprus, about the death of her journalist husband, and meets Caldwell (Peter Lawford), who has views about Jewish refugees, in Exodus, 1960.
Exodus (1960) -- (Movie Clip) You Can Even Smell Them Out Bigoted Brit Caldwell (Peter Lawford), escorting American volunteer Kitty (Eva Marie Saint), falls completely for the scam being run by Jewish activist Ari (Paul Newman), posing as an officer himself, to smuggle refugees from Cyprus to Palestine, in Exodus, 1960, from the Leon Uris novel.
Exodus (1960) -- (Movie Clip) It's Good To Have Parties From the arrival of the first Jewish refugee kids from Cyprus, we meet Zionist leader Barak Ben Canaan (Lee J. Cobb, father of the hero, Paul Newman), at his kibbutz in Palestine, also John Derek as friendly Arab neighbor Taha, in Otto Preminger’s film from Leon Uris’ novel, Exodus, 1960.
Exodus (1960) -- (Movie Clip) He Thinks He's Moses Secreted to Cyprus the night before, Palestinian Jewish activist Ari Ben Canan (Paul Newman) joins comrades (Paul Stevens, Michael Wager) at the offices of friendly shipping agent Mandria (Hugh Griffith), making plans before the 1947 United Nations vote on Israel, in Exodus, 1960.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Get Out Whlle You Can Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) ducks his hotel bill and enters a saloon to settle a score with gambler Bailey (younger Lee Van Cleef), anticipating his own arrest, in John Sturges' Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, 1957.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) -- (Movie Clip) All Gunfighters Are Lonely Seizing an opportunity, just appointed U.S. Marshal, Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) delivers the soused youngest member of the Clanton family, Billy (Dennis Hopper) to his mom (Olive Carey) at the ranch, sharing a quick philosophical chat about gunfighting, in Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, 1957, from Leon Uris’ script.
Battle Cry (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Scenes Like This James Whitmore who will appear as Marine Sgt. “Mac” narrates, as we meet several main characters, Tab Hunter as Danny, Mona Freeman his girl, William Campbell as “Ski,” then others including Fess Parker, Felix Noriego, Tab Hunter and Aldo Ray, opening the war-melodrama Battle Cry, 1955.
Battle Cry (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They May Look Like Marines James Whitmore as Mac continues narrating as the squad arrives San Diego for training, introducing Wellman (Carleton Young), Ziltch (Tommy Cook) and especially top billed Van Heflin as Maj. Huxley, in producer-director Raoul Walsh’s hit Battle Cry, 1955.
Battle Cry (1955) -- (Movie Clip) A Completely Honest Gyrene On a weekend leave on the Coronado Ferry from San Diego, bookish Marine recruit Marion (John Lupton) shows perhaps less than average enthusiasm when approached by local Rae (Anne Francis, her first scene), in the hit WWII home-front and combat hybrid Battle Cry, 1955.
Battle Cry (1955) -- (Movie Clip) USO Keeps Me Busy Having gotten smashed on a weekend pass in San Diego, ingenuous and engaged Marine recruit Danny (Tab Hunter) meets USO volunteer Mrs. Yarborough (Dorothy Malone, bespectacled as in The Big Sleep, 1946), in the WWII soaper Battle Cry, 1955, from a Leon Uris novel.

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