Leskosky, Richard John (1946-) | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Name: Leskosky, Richard John (1946-)

Historical Note:

Richard John Leskosky was born on February 8, 1946 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Helen M. Diette (1915-2011) and Anthony J. Leskosky (1913-1979), an accountant. He graduated from St. Louis University High School in 1963; it is unclear where he attended college.

Leskosky served as Associate Director and Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois from 1976-2009. Since his retirement, Leskosky has continued his research on “cartoon genres, insect fear films, Japanese animation, and 19th century proto-cinematic devices.”

Leskosky married May Roberta Berenbaum on July 3, 1988.

Sources:

Academia. "Richard Leskosky." Accessed June 18, 2026. https://illinois.academia.edu/RichardLeskosky.

Population Schedule for East St. Louis, Illinois. ED 106-20, Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, NAID 303627512. Records of the Bureau of the Census, RG 29. National Archives, Washington, DC. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/303627512?objectPage=6.

Note Author: Dana Miller

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