Leon Clore (9 July 1918 – 9 February 1992) was a British film producer who was primarily involved in documentary and short films, as well as several motion pictures.
He was the nephew of Sir Charles Clore, whose foundation enabled the Tate Gallery, via the Clore Gallery, to adequately present the William Turner estate.
[3] Clore produced the romantic film Virgin Island (1958), directed by Pat Jackson and starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier; Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) starring David Warner and Vanessa Redgrave, the Karel Reisz directed David Mercer comedy; All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) with Victor Henry in the leading role; and The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) directed by Karel Reisz, starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons.
[4][5] His last involvement in the film business was in the documentary short "Your Degree and the Royal Navy?"
Clore died at Hammersmith Hospital in London, where he was being treated for cancer, on 9 February 1992 at the age of 73.