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Roberta Leigh
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Date of Birth
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December 22nd, 1926
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Date of Death
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December 19th, 2014 (age 87)
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Birth Name
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Rita Shulman
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Roberta Leigh (December 22nd, 1926 - December 19th, 2014) was a British artist, television producer, and storyteller. She had a successful career spanning nearly 65 years, creating a wide variety of projects, including children's stories, romantic fiction, and even becoming the first British woman producer to have her own film company.
Thunderbirds[]
While Leigh was not directly involved in the production of Thunderbirds, her contributions were paramount in seeing the program become a reality. For she hired the fledging A.P. Films (Gerry Anderson and Arthur Provis) to produce The Adventures Of Twizzle and Torchy The Battery Boy, both television series which starred puppets. It was the success of these shows that led to refinement of what would later be titled the 'Supermarionation' technique, and ultimately success with Thunderbirds.