Leo Orenstein(1919-2009)

Producer
Director
Writer

Leo Orenstein was born on 24 July 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Leo was a producer and director, known for Encounter (1952), Festival (1960) and Playdate (1961). Leo was married to Lucille Kallen and Yukie Kadoguchi. Leo died on 5 February 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Known for

Encounter

7.3

TV Series

Producer

Festival

8.0

TV Series

Producer

Playdate

6.8

TV Series

Producer

On Camera

6.8

TV Series

Producer

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Producer

Festival
8.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1966–1967
CBC Show of the Week
TV Series
- producer
- 1965
Masters in Our Own House
TV Movie
- producer
- 1965
Playdate
6.8
TV Series
- producer
- 1962–1964
Q for Quest
TV Series
- producer
- 1961
Encounter
7.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1954–1961
First Person
TV Series
- producer
- 1960–1961
On Camera
6.8
TV Series
- producer
- 1955–1958
First Performance
8.2
TV Series
- producer
- 1956–1957
Producers' Workshop
TV Series
- producer
- 1955
Playbill
6.4
TV Series
- producer
- 1954
Ad and Lib
5.0
TV Series
- producer
- 1954

Director

Grady
6.3
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1976
The Starlost
6.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1973
Festival
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1966–1967
Masters in Our Own House
TV Movie
- Director
- 1965
Have Figure, Will Travel
3.3
- Director (as Alan Overton)
- 1963
Playdate
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1962
Encounter
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1954–1961
Play of the Week
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1961
The Unforeseen
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1959
On Camera
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1957
Playbill
6.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1954

Writer

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Alternative name
- Alan Overton
Born
- July 24, 1919
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
- February 5, 2009
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Trivia
He was a writer. director, and producer who created more than 150 dramas for the CBC. He worked for both stage and screen throughout his career. He was also a painter, illustrator, and teacher.

Quotes
Anything that is the least bit controversial is considered dangerous. The agency men are always worried that some group is going to holler. As a result, real conflicts are missing from TV drama, and instead we have cardboard figures in implausible situations. (from a 1959 interview with the Toronto Star)