American actor
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 .[ 1] His film Injustice was a response to Thomas Dixon Jr. 's The Clansman .[ 2]
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.[ 3]
His films include adaptations of stories by Florence Herrington .[ 4]
He was an actor in the 1929 show A Comedy of Women at the Ambassador Theatre.[ 5]
Filmography
Actor
Writer
Director
References
^ "Letter from Democracy Film Corporation to W. E. B. Du Bois, August 1, 1919" . credo.library.umass.edu .
^ Lucia, Cynthia; Simon, Art; Grundmann, Roy (25 June 2015). American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960 . ISBN 9781118475164 .
^ Peacocke, Leslie T. (1916). "Hints on Photoplay Writing: Compiled from the Series of Articles Written for Photoplay Magazine and which Were Published 1915-1916" .
^ "Author and Composer: A Digest for Songwriters, Dramatists, Scenario Writers, Fictionists" . 1922.
^ "Leslie T. Peacocke – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB" .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Capt. Leslie T. Peacocke" . www.tcm.com .
^ "The Moving Picture World" . 1917.
^ "Leslie T. Peacocke" . BFI . Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
^ Richards, Larry (17 September 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography . McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.