Leonard Maltin Biography (1950-)

Born December 18, 1950, in New York, NY; son of Aaron Isaac (a lawyer and immigration judge) and Jacqueline (a singer; maiden name, Gould) Maltin; marriedAlice Tlusty (a researcher and producer), March 15, 1975; children: JessicaBennett. Addresses: Office: c/o Entertainment Tonight, Paramount Television, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038-3149.; Agent: Richard CurtisAssociates, Inc., 171 East 74th St., New York, NY 10021.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Film critic, film historian, writer
Birth Details: December 18, 1950; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Film critic and correspondent, Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week and ET), syndicated, 1982-
Host, Hot Ticket, ABC, 2001-
Specials
Stooge Snapshots, 1984
W. C. Fields: Straight Up, 1986
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Host, Young Duke: The Making of a Movie Star, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Narrator, Cliffhangers! Adventures from the Thrill Factory, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr, 1993
Host, A Night of Movie Magic, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Great Moments of Discovery, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes, ABC, 1996
Interviewee, The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files, CBS, 1997
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (also known as American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies), CBS, 1998
Himself as critic and historian, Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl, TCM, 1999
Himself, Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-betweens, a Life in Animation (documentary), PBS, 2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies, TCM, 2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood, TCM, 2000
Himself as author and historian, Walt: The Man behind the Myth, ABC, 2001
Himself as film critic and historian, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
Episodic
"Island of Dr. Mystico," Freakazoid! (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid!), The WB, 1997
Himself, "Fatty Arbuckle: Betrayal by Hollywood," Biography, Artsand Entertainment, 1998
Himself, "Gorgo," Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also known as MST3K), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Award presentation host, "You Can Pick Your Friends ... ," Arli$$,HBO, 2000
Himself, "Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken," Omnibus, BBC, 2000
Himself, Jaws: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Frequent guest on the series Saturday Night at the Movies.
Other
The Omen Legacy, 2001
The Last Editor, 2002
Television Work
Segment Producer; Series
Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week and ET), syndicated, 1982-
Advisor; Series
The Living Century, beginning in 2001
Producer; Specials
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Cliffhangers! Adventures from the Thrill Factory, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Young Duke: The Making of a Movie Star, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
Film Appearances
Host, Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Video, 1989
Himself as movie reviewer, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Warner Bros., 1990
Narrator, The Lost Stooges, 1990

Host, The Making of "High Noon" (documentary), Republic, 1992
Host, The Making of "The Quiet Man" (documentary), Republic, 1992
Himself, The Magical World of Chuck Jones (documentary), Warner Bros., 1992
Host, The Making of "Rio Grande" (documentary), Republic, 1993
Host, The Making of "Sands of Iwo Jima" (documentary), 1993
Host, The Little Rascals, Cabin Fever Entertainment, 1994
Himself as film historian, Forgotten Silver, WingNut Films, 1996
Himself on Entertainment Tonight, Junket Whore (documentary), 1998
The Hand behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary), Buena Vista, 1999
Keepers of the Frame (documentary), 1999
The Making of "Fantasia" (also known as The Concert Feature), 2000
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (documentary), Hugh M. Hefner, 2000
Himself, Cinerama Adventure, 2001
Himself, Drive-in Movie Memories, Festival Outdoor Productions, 2001
Film Work
Producer
The Lost Stooges, 1990
The Making of "High Noon" (documentary), Republic, 1992
The Making of "The Quiet Man" (documentary), Republic, 1992
The Making of "Rio Grande" (documentary), Republic, 1993
The Making of "Sands of Iwo Jima" (documentary), 1993
The Little Rascals, Cabin Fever Entertainment, 1994
Radio Appearances
Series
Leonard Maltin on Video (also known as Leonard Maltin's Video View), syndicated, beginning in 1995
RECORDINGS
Videos
Host and producer, Cartoons for Big Kids, 1989
Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada (also known as Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the National Film Boardof Canada), 1994
Editor-in-chief, DVD Preview with Leonard Maltin, Volume 1, 2001
Interviewer and producer, Silly Symphonies Souvenirs, Buena Vista,2001
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Specials
The Art of Disney Animation, The Disney Channel, 1988
Fantasia: The Creation of a Disney Classic, The Disney Channel, 1990
Screenplays
Documentaries
The Making of "High Noon," Republic, 1992
The Making of "The Quiet Man," Republic, 1992
The Making of "Sands of Iwo Jima," 1993
Videos
Cartoons for Big Kids, 1989
Silly Symphonies Souvenirs, Buena Vista, 2001
Nonfiction
Movie Comedy Teams, New American Library (New York City), 1970, revised edition with introduction by Billy Gilbert, 1985
Behind the Camera: The Cinematographer's Art, New American Library, 1971, published as The Art of the Cinematographer: A Survey and Interviews with Five Masters, Dover Publications (New York City), 1978
The Great Movie Shorts, Crown (New York City), 1972, published asSelected Short Subjects: From Spanky to the Three Stooges, Da Capo Press (New York City), 1983
The Disney Films, Crown, 1973, revised edition, 1985, 4th edition,Disney Editions (New York City), 2000
Hollywood Kids, Popular Library (New York City), 1977
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, McGraw-Hill (New York City), 1980, revised edition, New American Library, 1987
(With Allan Greenfield) The Complete Guide to Home Video, Crown, 1981
The Whole Film Sourcebook, New American Library, 1983
(With Spencer Green and Luke Sader) Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of More than 2,000 Actors and Filmmakers, Past and Present, Dutton (New York City), 1994
The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio's Golden Age,Dutton, 1997
(With others) Leonard Maltin's Family Film Guide, Signet (New YorkCity), 1999
Contributor to books, including A Concise History of the Cinema, A. S. Barnes, 1971; The American Film Heritage, Acropolis Books, 1972;The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies, Horizon, 1976; The "It'sa Wonderful Life" Book, by Jeanine Basinger, Knopf (New York City), 1986; and Private Screenings: Insiders Share a Century of Great Movie Moments, Turner, 1995. Columnist for Microsoft Cinemania Online, 1996, Modern Maturity, 1996-99, the Internet Web site Netflix.com, and Video Review; film critic, Playboy, 1998. Contributor of articles to magazines and newspapers, including American Film, Disney Magazine, Esquire, Film Comment, Los Angeles Times, Millimeter, New York Post, New York Times, Print, Saturday Review, Smithsonian, TV Guide, and Variety.
Editor
TV Movies, New American Library (New York City), revised annually,1969-1984, published as Leonard Maltin's TV Movies, revised annually,1984-, information used in Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide, New American Library, revised annually, 1986-1991, information used in Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide, Plume (New York City), revised annually, 1992-, electronic version published as Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide, Penguin Electronic (New York City), 1995
The Laurel and Hardy Book, Curtis Books, 1973
The Real Stars, Curtis Books, 1973
The Real Stars #2, Curtis Books, 1973
Carole Lombard, Pyramid Publications (New York City), 1976
Hollywood: The Movie Factory, Popular Library (New York City), 1976
(With Richard W. Bann) Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals, Crown (New York City), 1977, published as The Little Rascals: TheLife and Times of Our Gang, Crown, 1992
The Great Movie Comedians, Crown, 1978, revised edition publishedas The Great Movie Comedians: Updated Edition from Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen, Harmony Books (New York City), 1982
The Real Stars #3, Popular Library, 1979
General editor, "Curtis Film Series," Curtis Books, 1973-74, and "PopularLibrary Film Series," Popular Library, 1975-78. Contributing editor, Video Review.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The television special Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story, broadcast by TCM in 2002, was based on Maltin's book The Great Movie Shorts.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Forbes, September 11, 1995, p. 305
Video Business, July 2, 1993, pp. 1-2; March 4, 1994, pp. 8-9

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