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Prolific writer & advertiser: David Leddick
Over the years David Leddick lived what seems like many lives and learned important lessons while enjoying the world as a veteran, ballet dancer, cabaret performer, ad executive, and writer.
Leddick was born in Detroit in 1930, and after graduating from the University of Michigan served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. While serving he had the unreal experience of spending time at Bikini Atoll while the hydrogen bomb was tested. Upon leaving the military Leddick moved to New York to perform as a ballet dancer with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, appearing on stage with great divas such as Maria Callas.
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14K 1.00 CTW Diamond Band
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Mesh Bib Necklace
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Mid Century Modern Style Walnut Sculpted Front Nightstand Commode
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Rookwood Pottery Floral Basket Art Tile, Early to Mid 20th Century
While living in New York Leddick launched into the advertising industry ultimately landing the role of Worldwide Creative Director for Revlon and later moving to Paris to take over as International Creative Director for L’Oreal. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he created some of the era’s most iconic beauty campaigns, including a groundbreaking TV commercial for Jontue fragrance.
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Alfio Grasso Oil Painting of Seated Nude "Sunset," 1970
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Eastlake Style Birdseye Maple and Single Drawer Desk, Late 19th Century
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18K Cyma Quartz Wristwatch
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José M. Lima Floral Still Life Oil Painting, 2023
Never one to settle down, Leddick began a completely new career as a writer at the age of 65, curating male nude photography books and penning his first novels. “My Worst Date,” his first novel, was the most reviewed first novel from St. Martin’s Press. Leddick’s photography books about the male nude include (one of Taschen’s top-ten bestsellers, “The Male Nude”). He has also written a history of Miami Beach “In the Spirit of Miami Beach" (from Assouline Books). And in regards to non-fiction, he has written a seminal biography of art figures from the 1930s and 1940s, “Intimate Companions.”
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Leif Janek Abstract Acrylic Painting, 21st Century
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Waterford "Prentiss" Crystal Candlesticks With Rectangular Waterford Clock
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Czech Barolac Style Frosted Glass Vase with Cherub and Grapes Motif
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Victorian Walnut and Poplar Bed Frame, Late 19th Century
At the age of 70, he jumped back into his career in theatre, writing scripts and lyrics for a number of musicals and plays he has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and South America.
Leddick has traveled all 7 of the world’s continents and he is a lifelong student of Zen Buddhism.
Now in his 90s and living in Miami Beach, Leddick writes about living life to the fullest with no regrets. He considers living in his 90s to be the new late middle-age.
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Walter Stomps Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting "Galactic Border No. 1"
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Don Sutton and Duke Snider Signed Rawlings Official NL and Al Baseballs
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Mike Trout, Nolan Ryan, and More Graded Baseball Cards, 1990s-2010s
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Christian Dior Navy Trotter Jacquard Zip Pouch
“I call everyone who is over 65 a Sextennial, and we are all going to share a new, rich experience in this last third of our lives – a productive and exciting time which has never existed historically before.”
Enjoy this wonderful collection which spans 90 years of life lived to the fullest and items as unique and interesting as Leddick himself.
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Francine Wrap Shirt in Leather and Paolo Santini Leather Shirt with Siena Skirt
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Death NYC Pop Art Graphic Print of Mickey Mouse, 2022
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Oil Painting of Madonna and Child, 21st Century
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