Hollywood legend Leonard Kornberg died on January 3 at the age of 75. No cause of death has been revealed, but he had been battling Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease (APBD), a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder since 2001. As it progressed, this affected his mobility but rather than retire, he adapted his work. He returned to do story analysis at Universal and, despite being bed-bound he still managed to contribute as an uncredited producer and consulting producer for Canal Plus.

Leonard had enjoyed a long career which began in the 1980s as a story analyst at Carson Productions, before moving on to analyst roles at Fox and Universal. He was then promoted at Universal to Director of Development, Vice President of Production and ultimately Senior Vice President of production. Some of the movies he helped bring to screen include Paddington, The Mummy, King Kong, Hacksaw Ridge and Psycho.