Jay Leyda

Known for

Directing

Born

February 12, 1910

Birthplace

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

February 5, 1988 (aged 77)

Biography

Jay Leyda (February 12, 1910 – February 15, 1988)[1] was an American avant-garde filmmaker and film historian, noted for his work on U.S, Soviet, and Chinese cinema, as well as his collections of documentation on the day-to-day lives of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson.

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