What is Leon Gast?
[[File:LeonGastJun10.jpg|right|200px]] '''Leon Gast''' (March 1, 1936 – March 8, 2021) was an American documentary movie director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. He was best known for his documentary movies ''[[When We Were Kings]]'' and ''[[The Grateful Dead Movie]]''. He won the 1996 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]]. Gast was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. Gast died on March 8, 2021 in [[New York City]], just one week after his 85th birthday.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leon-gast-oscar-winning-documentarian-behind-when-we-were-kings-dies-at-85 Leon Gast, Oscar-Winning Documentarian Behind 'When We Were Kings,' Dies at 85]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gast, Leon}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American cinematographers]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:Movie directors from New Jersey]] [[Category:Movie producers from New Jersey]] [[Category:People from Jersey City, New Jersey]] [[Category:Academy Award winning directors]] {{US-bio-stub}}