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Laurence Heath. MURDER, HE WROTEby Stephen Bowie. In 1963 Leonard Heideman killed his wife during a psychotic episode. Seven years later, using the name Laurence Heath, he was the producer of the hit TV series Mission: Impossible. Leonard Heideman was having a bad year. He had money trouble, for one thing.
Laurence Heath was a writer and producer who worked on Mission: Impossible (1966), The Magician (1973) and Code Red (1981). He died by suicide in 2007, leaving behind four children from three marriages.
- February 19, 1928
- January 9, 2007
Laurence Heath was born on 19 February 1928 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), The Magician (1973) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). He was married to Leanna Johnson Heath, Carolyn Zimmer and Dolores Hearn. He died on 9 January 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- February 19, 1928
- Laurence Heath
- January 9, 2007
The story concerns Laurence Heath, a terrific writer responsible for some of MISSION's best teleplays, including the two-part "The Controllers" and "The Mercenaries," which ranks high among my favorite episodes. He was also MISSION's story consultant and, later, producer.
Jan 9, 2007 · Television and Motion Picture Screenwriter, Producer. He will be remembered for his penning of stories for a wide range of television programs for more than 40-years (1950s into the 1990s). He is perhaps best known for his significant contributions to the popular TV series Mission: Impossible (1966 to 1973).
- Hollywood Hills, California
- February 19, 1928
- Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Jan 9, 2007 · Laurence Heath is known as an Writer, Teleplay, Screenplay, Creator, Story, and Producer. Some of his work includes Animal Farm, Murder, She Wrote, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Triumph of the Spirit, The Invaders, Mannix, and The Magician.
To stop a brutal racketeer ( Vincent Gardenia) from controlling the U.S. grocery industry, the IMF must convince his hitman to turn state's evidence. To secure power, a general replaces a country's beloved cardinal with a lookalike; the team devises a plan to switch them back.
