Ralph Leighton  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  Ralph Leighton (born November 13,
1949)[citation needed] is an American biographer, film producer,
and friend of the late physicist Richard Feynman. He recorded
Feynman relating stories of his life. Leighton has released some
of the recordings as The Feynman Tapes. These interviews became
the basis for the books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and
What Do You Care What Other People Think?, which were later
combined into the hardcover anniversary edition Classic Feynman:
All the Adventures of a Curious Character. Leighton is an
amateur drummer and founder of the group Friends of Tuva. In
1990 he wrote Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey.  He
is credited as associate producer & originator of the concept
for the academy-award nominated documentary film Genghis Blues
(2000) which came about through the nexus provided by Friends of
Tuva.  He is the son of the late Caltech physicist Robert B.
Leighton, who was also a clos