Leslie H.

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Leslie H. Martinson

Born Leslie Herbert Martinson

January 16, 1915

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died September 3, 2016 (aged 101)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Other names Leslie Martinson

Les Martinson

Occupation Director

Spouse(s) Connie Martinson

Website www.lesliemartinson.com

Leslie Herbert Martinson (January 16, 1915 – September 3, 2016) was an American

Contents

 1Career
 2Personal life
 3Filmography
o 3.1Director
 4Awards
 5References
 6External links

Career[edit]
Martinson was born to Gertrude and Lewis Martinson in Boston, Massachusetts, United
States, on January 16, 1915. He had a brother named Bertram. He was
a newspaper journalist before accepting a long-term job as an MGM script clerk in 1936.
He began directing TV western series in the early 1950s. His first feature film assignment
was Republic Pictures' 1954 film The Atomic Kid, a Mickey Rooney matinée vehicle.
[1]
 Beginning with episodes of the series Conflict, Martinson became a prolific director
for Warner Brothers Television.
In 1954-1955, he directed the first of Mickey Rooney's three failed situation
comedy television series entitled The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan.[2]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Martinson continued directing feature films and episodic
television including Maverick, PT 109, Temple Houston, Batman, Mission:
Impossible, Mannix, Diff'rent Strokes, and the made-for-TV movie, Rescue from Gilligan's
Island. During the 1980s, Martinson directed episodes of Harper Valley PTA, CHiPs,
and Airwolf.
Martinson was President Emeritus of the West Coast Jewish Theatre. [3]

Personal life[edit]
He was married to television host and writer Connie Martinson.[4] They resided in Beverly
Hills, California.[4] He turned 100 on January 16, 2015[4] and died on September 3, 2016 at
the age of 101.[5][6] Prior to his marriage to Connie, Leslie was married to Louise Fish.

Filmography[edit]
Director[edit]
 City Detective (Unknown episodes, 1953)  The Challeng
 Cowboy G-Men (1 episode, 1953)  The Immorta
 General Electric Theater (Unknown episodes, 1953)  Alias Smith a
 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (Unknown episodes, 1953)  Mrs. Pollifax
 Topper (Unknown episodes, 1953)  The Chicago
 The Roy Rogers Show (11 episodes, 1953–1954)  Longstreet (1
 The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan (1 episode, 1954)  How to Steal
 The Atomic Kid (1954)  Ironside (3 e
 TV Reader's Digest (Unknown episodes, 1955)  Ghost Story (
 The Millionaire (Unknown episodes, 1955)  Love, Americ
 Damon Runyon Theater (Unknown episodes, 1955)  Room 222 (1
 Crusader (Unknown episodes, 1955)  And Millions
 Hot Rod Girl (1956)  Barnaby Jon
 Tales of Wells Fargo (2 episodes, 1957)  Mission: Imp
 Conflict (3 episodes, 1957)  The Brady B
 Hot Rod Rumble (1957)  The Return o
 Cheyenne (8 episodes, 1956–1957)  Dusty's Trail
 Colt .45 (1 episode, 1958)  The Magicia
 Maverick (10 episodes, 1957–1959)  Mannix (8 ep
 Sugarfoot (8 episodes, 1957–1959)  The Swiss Fa
 Lawman (7 episodes, 1958–1959)  The Six Milli
 The Alaskans (1 episode, 1960)  Cannon (1 ep
 Bourbon Street Beat (4 episodes, 1959–1960)  Wonder Wom
 Surfside 6 (1 episode, 1960)  Quincy, M.E
 77 Sunset Strip (3 episodes, 1958–1961)  Most Wanted
 Hawaiian Eye (1 episode, 1961)  Escape from
 The Roaring 20s (3 episodes, 1960–1961)  Code R (Unk
 Bronco (2 episodes, 1958–1962)  Eight Is Enou
 Lad A Dog (1962)  Bigfoot and W
 Room for One More (4 episodes, 1962)  Missile X - G
 Black Gold (1962)  Fantasy Islan
 FBI Code 98 (1963)  Rescue from
 The Gallant Men (1 episode, 1963)  Diff'rent Stro
 PT 109 (1963)  The Misadve
 The Greatest Show on Earth (Unknown episodes, 1963)  Big Shamus,
 Temple Houston (6 episodes, 1963–1964)  Buck Rogers
 Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 episode, 1964)  Young Mave
 For Those Who Think Young (1964)  Dallas (4 epi
 No Time for Sergeants (1 episode, 1964)  Private Benj
 Hank (Unknown episodes, 1965)  Harper Valle
 Run for Your Life (3 episodes, 1965)  The Kid with
 The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (Unknown episodes, 1966)  CHiPs (10 ep
 Batman (2 episodes, 1966)  The Kid with
 Mister Roberts (4 episodes, 1966)  The Powers o
 Batman: The Movie (1966)  Small & Frye
 The Green Hornet (Unknown episodes, 1966)  Manimal (1 e
 Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? (1967)  The Fantasti
 Fathom (1967)  Airwolf (1 ep
 The Outcasts (1 episode, 1969)  Small Wonde
 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1 episode, 1969)

Awards[edit]
Year Award Result Category Film or series

1972 Giffoni Film Festival Golden Gryphon Batman

References[edit]
1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original  on 2007-09-29. Retrieved  2006-08-28.
2. ^ David C. Tucker, Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off
Screen.  Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2010, pp. 128-135. 2010-03-
25. ISBN 9780786455829. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
3. ^ "West Coast Jewish Theatre Board of Directors".  Westcoastjewishtheatre.org. Archived
from the original  on 2008-11-10. Retrieved  2008-11-10.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Beverly Hills Centenarian"  (PDF).  The Beverly Hills Courier. January 16, 2015.
p.  5. Retrieved  2016-09-16.
 5. ^ "Leslie H. Martinson «  Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors". Brezniakrodman.com.
Retrieved  2016-09-16.
6. ^ "Leslie Martinson Dead: 'Batman' Director Was 101". The Hollywood Reporter.
Retrieved  2016-09-16.

External links[edit]
 Official site
 Leslie H. Martinson on IMDb
 Episodes on TV