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Leon Thau Leon Thau (8 April 1926 in Palestine – 16 May 2010 in Dorset, United Kingdom) was a British actor, TV producer and director. He played the part of Frankie Wing in the 1960 London production of the musical "Flower Drum Song". As an actor, he became known in the BBC TV comedy series "It's a Square World" (1960-64), and also appeared in "Comedy Playhouse", "The Gnomes of Dulwich", "Z-Cars", "Up Pompeii!" and "The Avengers". He had parts in the films "The Magic Christian", "Carry On Up the Khyber", "The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery" and "The Sandwich Man".
Benny Thau Benny Thau (born Benjamin Thau, 15 December 1898 – 5 July 1983) was an American businessman who became vice-president of the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a subsidiary of the Loew's theater chain. From 1928 he was in charge of casting, in the business of discovering and developing talented performers. He was known for his quiet and calming influence with often temperamental stars. Towards the end of his career he was studio boss for a short period.