Desmond Leslie was born on June 29, 1921 in Castle Leslie, Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland as Desmond Arthur Peter Leslie. He was a writer and director, known for Stranger at My Door (1950), Stranger from Venus (1954) and Studio E (1955). He was married to Agnes Bernelle. He died on February 24, 2001 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.