Leon Uris was born on August 3, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Leon Marcus Uris. He was a writer and producer, known for Topaz (1969), The Angry Hills (1959) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). He was married to Jill Peabody, Margery Edwards and Betty Katherine Beck. He died on June 21, 2003 in Shelter Island, New York, USA.