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Mervyn LeRoy
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American film director and producer (1900–1987)
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Mervyn LeRoy was an American actor, film producer, film director, and costume designer. Born in San Francisco in 1900, he began his work period in 1928. He was married to Edna Murphy and resided in San Francisco. LeRoy died in Beverly Hills in 1987 from Alzheimer's disease, which was classified as natural causes. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
His notable works include *Gold Diggers of 1933*, *Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo*, and *Three on a Match*. He was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. LeRoy received several awards, including the Academy Honorary Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, and Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 7
Top works
- 好萊塢工作實錄
- Haolaiwu gong zuo shi lu
- Gold diggers of 1933
- Thirty seconds over Tokyo
- Three on a match
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Film & TV
San Francisco, California, USA
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer, and sometime actor. LeRoy worked in costumes, processing labs and as a camera assistant until he became a gag writer and actor in silent films, including The Ten Commandments in 1923. LeRoy credits Ten Commandments director, Cecil B. DeMille, for inspiring him to become a director: "As the top director of the era, DeMille had been the magnet…
Known for
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — Self (archive footage)2008
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic — Self (archive footage)1990
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
- The Making of the Wizard of Oz — Self1979
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self1957
- This Is Your Life — Self1952
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-10-15 ) October 15, 1900, San Francisco , California , U.S.
- Died
- September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13) (aged 86), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- Occupations
- Film director producer actor
- Years active
- 1928–1968
- Employer s
- First National Pictures (1927–1929), Warner Bros. (1929–1938), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1938–1945) (1948–1954), Warner Bros. (1955–1959)
- Spouses
- Edna Murphy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1932 ) Doris Warner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1934 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1942 ) Katherine Spiegel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 )
- Children
- 2, including Warner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mervyn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Spouse
- Edna Murphy
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Mervyn LeRoy (SAYRE 5738).jpg
- Residence
- San Francisco
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1900-10-15
- date of death
- 1987-09-13
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director
- Commons category
- Mervyn LeRoy
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy
- time period
- 20th century
- name in native language
- Mervyn LeRoy
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Mervyn LeRoy (/ləˈrɔɪ/; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. During the 1930s, he was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Brothers studios, the other being his colleague Michael Curtiz. LeRoy's most acclaimed films of his tenure at Warners include Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Anthony Adverse (1936), and They Won't Forget (1937). LeRoy left Warners and moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in 1939 to serve as both director and producer. He is best known for producing the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, as well as for directing the 1951 Oscar-nominated film Quo Vadis.
Early life
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