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Robert Z. Leonard
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American film director (1889-1968)
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Robert Z. Leonard, born Robert Zigler Leonard on 7 October 1889 in Chicago, was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who died on 27 August 1968 in Beverly Hills and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. He was married to Mae Murray and Gertrude Olmstead, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Film & TV
Directing · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 - August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. At one time he was married to silent superstar Mae Murray, with the two forming Tiffany Pictures to film eight motion pictures that were released by MGM. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for The Divorcee and The Great Ziegfeld. Both were also…
Known for
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood — Self (uncredited)1945
- The Firefly — Café Patron (uncredited)1937
- Show People — Self (uncredited)1928
- Life's Pendulum — Bob1917
- The Crippled Hand — The Rich Man1916
- Heritage — Big Bill McMahon (as Robert Leonard)1915
- The Silent Command — The Father (as Robert Leonard)1915
- The Master Key — John Dore (as Bob Leonard)1914
- The Little Sister — The Detective1914
- The Wall Between — Mr. Smith1914
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43
- Total plays
- 109
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 20
- Cited by
- 2
Research areas
Most cited works
- The great Ziegfeld1936 · 1 cit
- Bright lights : film1925 · 1 cit
- On record : film1917 · 0 cit
- Pride and prejudice : film1940 · 0 cit
- Devils Slide Timber Sale1997 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,860x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,816x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,419x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,849x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,226x
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1889–1968
- Nationality
- US, USA
- Role / Field
- Screenwriters, Motion picture producers and directors, Actors, 프로듀서producer, Screenwriter, Motion pictures production and direction
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 21 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Zigler Leonard , ( 1889-10-07 ) October 7, 1889, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- August 27, 1968 (1968-08-27) (aged 78), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Burial place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
- Years active
- 1908–1957
- Spouses
- Mae Murray ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1925 ) Gertrude Olmstead ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Spouse
- Gertrude Olmstead
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Robert Z. Leonard by Hartsook Photo, 1915.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1889-10-07
- date of death
- 1968-08-27
- birth name
- Robert Zigler Leonard
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Commons category
- Robert Z. Leonard
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Z. Leonard
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Biography
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