Leo McCarey

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969)

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Born: 1896-01-01
Died: 1969-07-05
Works: 3

Top works

Love affair (1939)
Hollywood legend
The awful truth

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Film & TV

Directing · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies. French director Jean Renoir once said that "Leo McCarey understood people better than any other Hollywood director." Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo…

Known for

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2002
My Son John — John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)1952
The Screen Director — Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)1951
The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
Make Way for Tomorrow — Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)1937

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Article

Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, including the critically acclaimed Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John, and An Affair to Remember.

While focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, McCarey turned towards producing more socially conscious and overtly religious films during the 1940s, ultimately finding success and acclaim in both genres. McCarey was one of the most popular and established comedy directors of the pre-World War II era.