Leslie Pearce (other)
Leslie or Les Pearce may refer to: * Leslie Pearce (director) (1887–1977), New Zealand film director * Les Pearce (general) (1918–2002), senior commander in the New Zealand Army and rugby union official * Les Pearce (Welsh rugby) Leslie Pearce (13 October 1923 – 21 April 2018) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC a ...

Leslie Pearce (director)
Arnold Leslie Pearce (20 April 1887 – 17 August 1977) was a New Zealand film director, who directed numerous short films in Hollywood during the 1930s, including several with W.C. Fields and Bing Crosby. Selected filmography * ''The Delightful Rogue'' (1929) * '' Meet the Wife'' (1931) * ''The Dentist'' (1932) * ''Blue of the Night'' (1933) * ''The Stoker'' (1935) * ''Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' (1935) * ''You Must Get Married ''You Must Get Married'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day, Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare. It was based on a novel of the same title by David Evans. Premise In order to be able to work in Br ...'' (1936) * '' The Road to Hollywood'' (1947) References External links * 1887 births 1977 deaths People from Christchurch New Zealand film directors New Zealand expatriates in the United States {{film-director-stub ...
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Les Pearce (general)
Major General Leslie Arthur Pearce (22 January 1918 – 21 December 2002) was a senior commander in the New Zealand Army. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the New Zealand Army, from 1971 to 1973, when he retired. He was the first soldier in the New Zealand Army who rose from private to Chief of Army. Early life Pearce was born on 22 January 1918 in the Auckland suburb of Herne Bay. His parents were Bessie (; 1879–1940) and Frank Pearce (1874–1956). Both from Bristol in England, his parent had married on 4 August 1904 at the Wesleyan Church in New Plymouth. On 3 July 1944, Pearce married Fay Mattocks of Balmoral at St Barnabas' Church in Mount Eden. They were to have two sons and one daughter. Army career Pearce joined the army in 1937 as a private. He served in the Second World War, leaving in 1940. He was with the infantry in Egypt, Italy, and North Africa. By the final year of the war, he was a major and commander of the 26th Battalion. ...
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