ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ ΧΡΗΣΤΑΚΗΣ
Δοκιμιογράφος, εκδότης, επιμελητής εκδόσεων, λογοτέχνης, μεταφραστής, ζωγράφος ο Λεωνίδας Χρηστάκης γεννήθηκε το 1928 στη Θεσσαλονίκη και πέθανε στην Αθήνα τον Απρίλιο του 2009. Απόφοιτος της Παιδαγωγικής Ακαδημίας και της Σχολής Καλών Τεχνών. Στην Κατοχή πήρε μέρος στην Εθνική Αντίσταση, ενώ με τη χούντα φυλακίστηκε. Από το 1958 συνεργάστηκε ως ελεύθερος ρεπόρτερ με τα "Νέα" με τον Κώστα Νίτσο και τις "Εικόνες". Ως εικαστικός καλλιτέχνης είχε φτιάξει χίλια πορτρέτα, "από την πλατεία Βάθης μέχρι τη Μονή Πετράκη", όπως έλεγε ο ίδιος. Από τη δεκαετία του 1950 εξέδωσε τα περιοδικά "Κούρος", "Panderma" και "Ιδεοδρόμιο" και συνεργάστηκε με τα περιοδικά "Πάλι" και "Σήμα". Μελέτησε και παρουσίασε στο αναγνωνιστικό κοινό τις ζωές πολλών δημιουργών, Ελλήνων και ξένων.
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