Writing

Leonard B. Stern

Born December 23, 1923 · New York City, New York, USA

Died June 7, 2011 · aged 87

No biography available.

Known For

Get SmartGet Smart · 2008
Get Smart
6.22008
MovieActionComedy
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
The Nude BombThe Nude Bomb · 1980
The Nude Bomb
5.31980
MovieActionComedy
When KAOS develops a bomb that can dissolve all clothing, Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil the evil plot.
OkinawaOkinawa · 1952
Okinawa
5.61952
MovieWarAction
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they've been reassigned to the upcoming invasion of Okinawa. With the news turning the crew against him, Hale must rise to the occasion to keep his men inline.
Three for the ShowThree for the Show · 1955
Three for the Show
5.91955
MovieMusicComedy
This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband's songwriting partner, Gower Champion, but the new marriage is thrown for a loop when Lemmon, her first husband, turns up very much alive and eager to see Grable.
Get Smart, Again!Get Smart, Again! · 1989
Get Smart, Again!
5.41989
MovieActionComedy
KAOS has invented a weather machine so Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 are called back into action to foil this evil plan.
TargetTarget · 1985
Target
5.81985
MovieActionThriller
A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.
Just You and Me, KidJust You and Me, Kid · 1979
Just You and Me, Kid
5.41979
MovieComedy
George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.
Missing PiecesMissing Pieces · 1992
Missing Pieces
5.71992
MovieComedyMystery
As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic chase, as an assortment of unsavoury characters, underworld figures, and even private investigators, are after them for the inheritance - and they don't know what it is!

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Get SmartGet Smart · 1965
Get Smart
8.01965
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

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