LESLIE H. MARTINSON
Martinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on 1915. He 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 series "Conflict", Martinson became a prolific director for Warner Brothers Television. In 1954-1955, he directed the first of Mickey Rooney's three failed situation comedy television series entitled "The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan". In 1966, he directed "Batman", with which he won the second edition of Giffoni Film Festival, in 1972.