Leo Katcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Katcher

Reporter, writer

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1911

Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1991

Profession: screenwriter, writer, biographer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Leo Katcher (October 14, 1911 – February 27, 1991) was an American reporter, screenwriter, and author.
As West Coast Correspondent of the New York Post in 1952, he helped to break the story about Nixon’s election expenses, which provoked Nixon into making his televised defence, still remembered as the Checkers Speech.
In 1956, Katcher was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for The Eddy Duchin Story.