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Naman Ramachandran David Leland, the British writer, director and actor whose credits include “Wish You Were Here,” “The Borgias” and more, died on Dec. 24, according to his agents Casarotto Ramsay & Associates. He was 82.
A cause of death was not revealed. Leland cut his teeth in theater, where he directed the world premiere of Michael Palin and Terry Jones’ “Their Finest Hours” and gave Pierce Brosnan his first opportunity to act on stage in the British premiere of Tennessee Williams’ “The Red Devil Battery Sign.” A distinguished film and TV screenwriting career followed, including “Made in Britain” (1982) directed by Alan Clarke and starring Tim Roth; “Birth of a Nation” (1983) by Mike Newell; and Neil Jordan’s Oscar, Golden Globe and WGA-nominated “Mona Lisa” (1986), featuring a BAFTA-winning performance by Bob Hoskins. Leland made his directorial debut with “Wish You Were Here” (1987), which won him the BAFTA for best original screenplay, and the film also won the Fipresci prize at Cannes.
His film credits also include “The Big Man” (1990) starring Liam Neeson, and “Land Girls” (1998) starring Rachel Weisz. A close friend of George Harrison, Leland directed “Checking Out” (1988), starring Jeff Daniels, which Harrison produced through HandMade Films, and several Traveling Wilburys music videos. He also directed the music video for Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” with Harrison and Ringo Starr appearing, and Paul McCartney’s “Brown Eyed Handsome Man.” Following Harrison’s death Leland directed the documentary “Concert For George” (2003), a memorial concert featuring the remaining Beatles McCartney and Starr, as well as Eric Clapton and Petty.
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George Harrison, Paul McCartney and the Travelling Wilburys over his five-decade career, has died at the age of 82.Per a press release from his representatives, Leland passed away on Christmas Eve surrounded by his family. No cause of death has been mentioned.Leland initially trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama and later moved into stage management and direction at the Crucible Theatre.
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David Leland, who helmed an Emmy-winning episode of HBO’s “Band of Brothers,” and worked with A-listers including Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth and George Harrison, has died at the age of 82.Leland passed away Christmas Eve surrounded by his family.British-born Leland also worked with “Monty Python” stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam and co-wrote the Oscar-nominated 1986 movie “Mona Lisa” with Neil Jordan.He was also an actor and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama before co-founding the Drama Centre London and stage-managed at the Crucible Theatre.Leland gave Pierce Brosnan his start in the Tennessee Williams play “The Red Devil Battery Sign.”“David Leland holds a might place in my heart,” Brosnan told The Sun. “I was just out of Drama Centre where David was also an alumni.
David Leland has sadly passed away.
British director and actor David Leland has died aged 82, according to his long-time agency, Cassaroto Ramsay & Associates
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