Leslie H. Martinson Biography

Leslie "Les" H. Martinson (born January 16, 1915) is an American television and film director. He is married to television host and writer Connie Martinson.

Career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Martinson was a newspaper journalist before accepting a long-term job as an MGM script clerk in 1936. He began directing TV western series in the early 1950s. His first feature film assignment was Republic Pictures' 1954 film, The Atomic Kid, a Mickey Rooney matinée vehicle. Beginning with episodes of the Conflict, Martinson became a prolific director of Warner Brothers Television series. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Martinson continued directing feature films and episodic television including Maverick, PT 109, Temple Houston, Batman, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Diff'rent Strokes, and the made for TV movie, Rescue from Gilligan's Island. During the 1980s, Martinson directed episodes of Harper Valley PTA, CHiPs, and Airwolf. At age 93, he is the president of the West Coast Jewish Theatre.

Source: Wikipedia