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Jerry Leider Biography (1931-)

Full name, Gerald J. Leider; born May 28, 1931, in Camden, NJ; son of Myer and Minnie L. Leider; married Susan Trustman, December 21, 1968; children: Matthew Trustman, Kenneth Harold.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, executive

Birth Details

May 28, 1931

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• The Jazz Singer, Associated Film, 1980
• Trenchcoat, Buena Vista, 1983
• Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• My Favorite Martian (also known as My Favourite Martian), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1999
• Film Work
• Other
• Executive producer, Wild Horse Hank, 1979
• Sophie's Choice, Universal, 1982
• Where the Boys Are, TriStar, 1984
• Dark Crystal, Universal, 1984
• The Evil That Men Do, TriStar, 1984
• Television Executive Producer
• Series
• Payne, CBS, c. 1999
• Movies
• Family Blessings (also known as LaVyrle Spencer's "Family Blessings"), CBS, 1996
• (As Gerald Leider) Home Song (also known as LaVyrle Spencer's "Home Song"), CBS, 1996
• Trucks, USA Network, 1997
• Television Work
• Other
• Executive producer, And I Alone Survived, NBC, 1978
• (With Burt Nodella) Executive producer, Willa, CBS, 1979
• Executive producer, The Hostage Tower, CBS, 1980
• Co-executive producer, Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time (miniseries), Tribune Premiere Network, 1992
• Executive producer, Morning Glory, 1993
• Executive producer, Fall from the Sky, 2002
• Executive producer, Cadet Kelly, 2002
• Other television work includes The Girl Who Spelled Freedom, The Haunting Passion, Jane Doe, Letting Go, Poor Little Rich Girl, The Scarlet and the Black, Secrets of a Married Man, Skeezer, Sunset Limousine, A Time to Live, and Unnatural Causes.
• Stage Producer
• Ages of Man, New York City and London productions, between 1956 and 1959
• Also producer of Shinbone Alley and The Visit, both New York City; and Garden District.