David Leaf
American writer, producer, and director (born 1952)
- Writer
- film and television producer
- director
David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, director, and producer who is best known for his associations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys since the late 1970s.[1]
Leaf's 1978 biography, The Beach Boys and the California Myth, examined the behind-the-scenes tensions and family history that had never been previously covered publicly. According to music critic Richie Unterberger, Leaf was "the first author to write extensively, and honestly, about the Beach Boys."[2]
Leaf also wrote the first authorized biography of the Bee Gees.[3]
His honors include a Peabody and WGAW award.[4][5] Since 2010, Leaf has been a professor at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[6]
See also
- An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
- Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon
- The Night James Brown Saved Boston
References
- ^ Brenner, Sean (September 18, 2019). "UCLA introduces scholarship named for Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson". UCLA Newsroom.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "David Leaf". AllMusic.
- ^ "About David". leafprod.com.
- ^ "America: A Tribute to Heroes". Peabody Awards. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Writers Guild Awards Winners: 2005–1996". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "David Leaf". UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
External links
- David Leaf at IMDb
- Harvey Kubernik interviews David Leaf
- "The Story and the Storyteller"
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The Beach Boys
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- Carl Wilson
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- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- Shut Down Volume 2
- All Summer Long
- The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
- The Beach Boys Today!
- Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
- Beach Boys' Party!
- Pet Sounds
- Smiley Smile
- Wild Honey
- Friends
- 20/20
- Sunflower
- Surf's Up
- Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
- Holland
- 15 Big Ones
- The Beach Boys Love You
- M.I.U. Album
- L.A. (Light Album)
- Keepin' the Summer Alive
- The Beach Boys
- Still Cruisin'
- Summer in Paradise
- Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
- That's Why God Made the Radio
- Beach Boys Concert
- Live in London
- The Beach Boys in Concert
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
- Songs from Here & Back
- Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
- Live in Sacramento 1964
- Live in Chicago 1965
- Graduation Day 1966
- 1967 – Live Sunshine
- The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
compilations
- Endless Summer
- Rarities
- Made in U.S.A.
- Lost & Found (1961–62)
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- The Pet Sounds Sessions
- Endless Harmony
- Ultimate Christmas
- Hawthorne, CA
- Sounds of Summer
- The Smile Sessions
- Made in California
- The Big Beat 1963
- Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
- Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
- Becoming the Beach Boys
- 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
- Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
- I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
- Feel Flows
- Sail On Sailor – 1972
- Documentary
concert films
- It's OK! (1976)
- An American Band (1985)
- Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
- Nashville Sounds (1996)
- Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004)
- Doin' It Again (2012)
- Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)
- The Beach Boys (2024)
- Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
- An American Family (2000)
- Love & Mercy (2014)
- The Beach Boys and the California Myth
- Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963
- Catch a Wave
- Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
- Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
- I Am Brian Wilson
- Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
- Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
- The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Brian Wilson Presents Smile
- Caroline Now!
- Good Vibrations (musical)
- Looking Back with Love
- Pacific Ocean Blue
- Pet Sounds Live
- A Postcard from California
- Smiling Pets
- Spring
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