- Leo Jaffe was born on April 23, 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Strangers When We Meet (1960), Touch and Go (1971) and Tumuc Humac (1971). He was married to Theresa German, Dora Bressler and Anita. He died on August 20, 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesTheresa German(June 22, 1948 - ?) (2 children)Dora Bressler(1932 - May 3, 1946) (her death, 3 children)Anita(? - August 20, 1997) (his death, 1 child)
- He worked for Columbia Pictures for over fifty years. His first job was as an accountant and then he worked up to President and Chief Executive Officer for Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal at the company in 1977, and overlooked some of the studio's major motion pictures. He won a "special" Academy Award for his leading efforts into bringing Columbia Pictures back into a better studio.
- His parents were from Kovno, Russia.
- Once mistook Peter Sellers for Woody Allen at a party during the filming of Casino Royale (1967), and complained to him how difficult Sellers was to work with. Sellers quit the film the next day, leading to the studio to have to frantically rewrite the rest of the film.
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