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Leslie Fenton
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
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1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie Director
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1949
Streets of Laredo
Movie Director
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1948
Whispering Smith
Movie Director
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1948
Lulu Belle
Movie Director
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1948
On Our Merry Way
Movie Director
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1947
Saigon
Movie Director
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1945
Pardon My Past
Movie Director
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1944
Tomorrow, the World!
Movie Director
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1941
The Saint's Vacation
Movie Director
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1940
The Golden Fleecing
Movie Director
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1940
The Man from Dakota
Movie Director
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1939
Stronger Than Desire
Movie Director
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1939
Tell No Tales
Movie Director
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1938
Boys Town
Movie Dan Farrow
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1938
A Criminal Is Born
Movie Director
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1938
The Forgotten Step
Movie Director
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1938
Miracle Money
Movie Director
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1938
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1937
Soak the Poor
Movie Nick Garvey
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1937
China Passage
Movie Anthony Durand
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1936
The House of Secrets
Movie Barry Wilding
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1936
The Longest Night
Movie Carl Briggs
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1936
Sworn Enemy
Movie Steve Sherman
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1936
Murder on a Bridle Path
Movie Don Gregg
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1936
Two in the Dark
Movie Stuart Eldredge
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1935
White Lies
Movie Dan Oliver
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1935
East of Java
Movie Captain Wong Bo
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1935
Men Without Names
Movie Monk Gleason, gang boss
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1935
Chinatown Squad
Movie Su Quong
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1935
Stolen Harmony
Movie Joe Harris (uncredited)
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1935
Star of Midnight
Movie Tim Winthrop
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1935
The Casino Murder Case
Movie Dr. Kane
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1934
Strange Wives
Movie Svengaart
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1934
Marie Galante
Movie General Saki Tenoki
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1934
Fugitive Road
Movie Frank Riker
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1934
Take the Stand
Movie Hugh Halliburton
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1934
I Believed in You
Movie Russell Storm
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1933
Lady Killer
Movie Duke
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1933
Night Flight
Movie Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
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1933
F.P.1
Movie Capt. B.E. Droste
