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Leight
Leight is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include: *Aaron Leight, kickboxing expert, fought at the K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X *Larry and Dennis Leight, founders of ''Oliver Peoples'', a manufacturer of eyewear *Lawrence Morris Leight, founder of Leightist Economics, World Administrator, ending all war, starvation, poverty, genocide retroactively as candidate for the top elected office of every nation in both the 20th and 21st centuries *Samuel Leight, author of "World Without Wages, Money, Poverty and War!" and "The Futility of Reformism" *Mary Ann Leight Harris, 1988 inductee to the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame *Molly Leight, Democratic member (2005) of the Winston-Salem's City Council *Warren Leight, Tony Award winning playwright See also *Leicht (surname) *Light (other) *Light (surname) *Lyght (surname) *Licht (surname) *Lite *Lyte (surname) *Lyte (other) Lyte may refer to: * Electrolyte * Lyte (surname), multiple people with the surname * Lyte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Leight
Warren Donald Leight (; born January 17, 1957) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. He is best known for his work on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' Lights Out'' and as the showrunner for ''In Treatment'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. His play ''Side Man'' was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Biography Personal life Warren Leight was born to jazz trumpeter Don Leight (1923–2004), and his wife, Timmy, the second of two children. Both Warren and his older sister, Jody (born 1955), grew up with financial trouble and around clubs. In the 1950s, his father played with jazz musicians such as Claude Thornhill, Woody Herman and Buddy Rich. Leight's uncle, Larry, and paternal great-grandfather, Harry Gurovitch, were also trumpet players of Russian descent. His grandmother, Sarah Gurowitsch, was a cellist. He was raised in the Sunnyside section of the borough of Queens and the Upper West Side of Manhatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |