Jeanne Harrison

HARRISON--Jeanne, died on March 21, 2009 at home in New York City. Ms. Harrison pioneered her way into show business at an early age delivering over seven thousand classic radio shows such as "Boston Blackie", "Cisco Kid" and "Philo Vance". Jeanne then moved on to television and was the first woman to direct and produce a network television program "Yesterday's Newsreel" for NBC during her time with the Ziv Company. Moving to advertising in the mid-60s, Ms. Harrison was Senior Vice President and Executive Producer for J. Walter Thompson and SVP/Creative Director for American Cynamid and American Home Products. She then established her own production company, directing for a host of clients from Anacin and Bloomingdales to Union Carbide, Robitussin and hundreds more. Her work has received such major awards as the Clio, the Monitor and the Peabody. She was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Director's Guild, and she was one of the first women admitted to the Friars' Club. She leaves two daughters, Liza Leeds and Lydia Leeds. Funeral Service today March 24, at 1:15pm, Riverside Memorial, 180 West 76th St.