| Leo Penn | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1921 Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | September 5, 1998 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California United States |
| Years active | 1963-1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Ryan (1958-1998) (his death) 3 children Olive Deering (?-1952) (divorced) |
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Biography
Personal life
Penn was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants Elizabeth (née Melincoff) and Maurice Daniel Penn. Lawrence is a city in Essex County Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Leo Penn had distant Spanish ancestry, as his father's surname was originally "Piñon". [1]
Penn served as an officer and bombardier in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
His first marriage, to Olive Deering, was dissolved in 1952. Olive Deering ( October 11, 1918 &ndash March 22, 1986) was an American television actress active from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s He was married in 1957 to actress Eileen Ryan, and became the father of singer Michael Penn and actors Sean Penn and Chris Penn. Eileen Ryan (born 16 October 1928) is an American actress who has appeared in a number of movies and TV series Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Singer and Songwriter Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Christopher Shannon Penn ( October 10 1965 &ndash January 24 2006) was an American Film and Television He died of lung cancer at the age of 77 on September 5, 1998 in Los Angeles, California and was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Holy Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California.
Politics
Penn was a political supporter of communism and advocated U. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based S. neutrality in the war in Europe during the period of time where the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact created a Non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. The moment Hitler violated that pact Penn urged that America enter the war.
Penn supported the Hollywood trade unions[2], and refused to accuse others to the House Un-American Activities Committee. The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. He was black-listed, and Paramount refused to renew his contract. "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. As a result Penn was not able to work as a movie actor[3]. He found acting work in television, but CBS ousted him after receiving an anonymous accusation that he had addressed a political meeting[4]. Barred from acting in film or TV, he became a director. [5]
Career
In 1954, Penn won the Theatre World Award for his performance in the play The Girl on the Via Flaminia. The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York Later, Penn would find work as a television director for shows such as Star Trek, I Spy, St. Elsewhere, Kojak, Trapper John, M.D., and Father Murphy. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through I Spy is an American television Secret agent adventure series St Elsewhere is a US Drama series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. Kojak refers to two separate but related American Crime drama Television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from This article is about the television drama For the traditional Irish song see Come All You Warriors. In 1983, Penn was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for The Mississippi.
References
- ^ Kelly, Richard T. (2004), Sean Penn: His Life and Times, New York: Canongate Books, pp. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Canongate Books (often simply Canongate) is a Scottish independent Publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for the Canongate 484, ISBN 1841956236
- ^ New York Times obituary of Leo Penn
- ^ Hilden, Julie at FindLaw.com In Defense of Sean Penn's Speaking Out dated Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005
- ^ reminiscence by Leo Penn quoted on p. 26 of Kelly, Richard T. (2004), Sean Penn: His Life and Times, New York: Canongate Books, pp. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Canongate Books (often simply Canongate) is a Scottish independent Publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for the Canongate 484, ISBN 1841956236
- ^ Elia Kazan—Genius or Informant?
External links
- Leo Penn at the Internet Movie Database
- Leo Penn at Find A Grave
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