Portrait of Jay Leyda

Jay Leyda

Bio: 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
Born: Sat, Feb 12 1910
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Jay Leyda is 77 years old
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Poster of Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Jay Leyda was
44 in Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
as 'Director, Editor'.
Sat, Jan 01 1955
Poster of Youth Gets a Break
Youth Gets a Break
Jay Leyda was
30 in Youth Gets a Break
as 'Editor'.
Wed, Jan 01 1941
Poster of People of the Cumberland
People of the Cumberland
Jay Leyda was
27 in People of the Cumberland
as 'Director'.
Wed, Dec 01 1937
Poster of A Bronx Morning
A Bronx Morning
Jay Leyda was
21 in A Bronx Morning
as 'Director'.
Sat, Nov 21 1931
Poster of Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
Jay Leyda was
15 in Battleship Potemkin
as 'Assistant Editor'.
Thu, Dec 24 1925

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