Douglas Leigh

Douglas Leigh
Douglas Leigh (r) with Mickey Rooney
BornMay 24, 1907
Anniston, Alabama, US
DiedDecember 14, 1999(1999-12-14) (aged 92)
New York City, US
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Known forBeing a pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising

Douglas Leigh (May 24, 1907 – December 14, 1999) was an American advertising executive and lighting designer, and a pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising. He is famous for making New York City's Times Square the site of some of the world's most famous neon signs, or electric billboards. Leigh also designed the colored lighting scheme for the Empire State Building.

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