Leslie Bates
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Leslie Bates is a Turkish American film producer. She was born in Los Angeles and is an American with dual American and Turkish citizenship. It was while she was in Rome that she began her career in the arts, first in music and theatre. After a couple of years there, she moved to writing and the production side of entertainment in San Diego after getting a degree in Marketing and English Literature from San Diego State.
Career in Turkey
After she received her JD from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento in 1985 she moved to Diyarbakır, Turkey, as a civilian contract specialist for the American government. She married her first husband, Turkish Air Force Officer Veysel Sevinc, and became a Turkish citizen at that time. Over her 15 years in Turkey, she taught English and contract law, she also represented American companies in the military market, and repaired helicopters for the Turkish Army. She also worked as a legal and technical consultant for several Turkish and American companies, including Etap Holding (previously Coca-Cola Turkey) of Izmir and Allied Signal of New Jersey. Veysel died after a heart attack in 1998, leaving her a widow with two children, David and Sarah.
Career in the United States
Leslie married Aclan Bates, an actor and director with the Turkish National Theatre. In 1999, Aclan and Leslie moved to Los Angeles. Both enrolled at the American Film Institute, Leslie in the screenwriting program, and Aclan in Directing. They were divorced in 2009.
Their project was the film, Broken Angel, based on Chicago novelist, Tulay Pirlant's Ruzgarli Sehir, shot in Los Angeles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000/1 | VersusTemplate:Really | screenwriter[citation needed] |
| 2002 | Condemned | screenwriter/mask designer |
| 2002 | A Midsummer Night's Rave | executive producer |
| 2008 | Broken Angel | producer/screenwriter |
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