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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 that had drawn me to his set as often as I could go." LeRoy also credits DeMille for teaching him the directing techniques required to make his own films. His first directing job was with First National Pictures on 1927's No Place to Go. LeRoy ended up working at Warner Bros. after they took control of First National. When his movies made lots of money without costing too much, he became well received in the movie business. He directed two key films which launched Edward G. Robinson into major stardom, the Oscar-nominated critique of tabloid journalism Five Star Final, and the classic gangster film Little Caesar, which made his mark. From that point forward, LeRoy would be responsible for a diverse variety of films as a director and producer. The following year's I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang was also nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Production as was his Anthony Adverse. In 1938 he was chosen as head of production at MGM, where he was responsible for the decision to make The Wizard of Oz. He was responsible for discovering Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum, and Lana Turner. His 1941 film Blossoms in the Dust was nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. His first big hit as a director with MGM was 1942's Random Harvest which was their biggest of the season earning worldwide rentals of $8 million and for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Directing. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. He hit big again two years later with Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo with rentals of $6 million. In 1951, he scored his biggest hit with Quo Vadis earning worldwide rentals of $21 million as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. In the early 1950s, LeRoy directed such musicals as Lovely to Look At, Million Dollar Mermaid, Latin Lovers and Rose Marie. He returned to Warner Brothers in 1955, where he took over from John Ford as director on Mister Roberts, another big hit, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. He also directed films for Warners such as The Bad Seed, No Time for Sergeants, The FBI Story, and Gypsy. He received an honorary Oscar in 1946 for The House I Live In, "for tolerance short subject", and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1976. A total of eight movies Mervyn LeRoy directed or co-directed were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, one of the highest numbers among all directors.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1900-10-15
- event Death Date 1987-09-13
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.2
- info Birth Place San Francisco, California, USA
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5
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936-04-15
0
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
1979-01-01
7.2
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015-08-27
0
The Chorus Lady
1924-11-23
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
6
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006-03-21
0
Broadway After Dark
1924-05-19
0
My American Wife
1922-12-31
6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31
8
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01
0
Rome, the Eternal City
1951-01-21
0
Going Up
1923-09-30
1
Prodigal Daughters
1923-04-15
6
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988-11-22
9.5
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
2019-05-22
8.2
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990-02-20
0
Little Johnny Jones
1923-08-12
0
The Call of the Canyon
1923-12-16
8.5
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008-05-15
5.7
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29
6.4
This Is Your Life
1952-10-01
6.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
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6.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
6.6
Random Harvest
1942-12-17
6.6
Quo Vadis
1951-11-08
6.6
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961-10-18
6.6
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933-05-27
6.6
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
6.6
Two Seconds
1932-05-28
6.6
Little Caesar
1931-01-25
6.6
Johnny Eager
1941-12-09
6.6
Johnny Eager
1941-12-09
6.6
The Bad Seed
1956-09-12
6.6
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932-11-09
6.6
Five Star Final
1931-09-26
6.6
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952-12-04
6.6
Three on a Match
1932-10-29
6.6
Lovely to Look At
1952-05-29
6.6
Little Women
1949-03-10
6.6
Sweet Adeline
1934-12-29
6.6
Madame Curie
1943-12-16
6.6
Anthony Adverse
1936-08-26
6.6
Waterloo Bridge
1940-05-17
6.6
Mister Roberts
1955-07-10
6.6
Gypsy
1962-11-01
6.6
High Pressure
1932-01-10
6.6
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15
6.6
The FBI Story
1959-10-01
6.6
They Won't Forget
1937-07-14
6.6
No Time for Sergeants
1958-07-05
6.6
Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
6.6
Tugboat Annie
1933-08-04
6.6
Heat Lightning
1934-03-01
6.6
East Side, West Side
1949-12-22
6.6
Unholy Partners
1941-11-01
6.6
Tonight or Never
1931-01-04
6.6
Homecoming
1948-04-29
6.6
Any Number Can Play
1949-07-15
6.6
Home Before Dark
1958-11-16
6.6
Strange Lady in Town
1955-04-12
6.6
Escape
1940-11-01
6.6
Wake Me When It's Over
1960-06-10
6.6
Elmer, the Great
1933-04-29
6.6
Moment to Moment
1966-01-27
6.6
Mary, Mary
1963-10-24
6.6
Three Men on a Horse
1936-11-21
6.6
Happiness Ahead
1934-10-27
6.6
Toward the Unknown
1956-09-27
6.6
The House I Live In
1945-11-09
6.6
Hard to Handle
1933-01-28
6.6
The Great Garrick
1937-10-30
6.6
Moment to Moment
1966-01-27
6.6
A Majority of One
1961-12-27
6.6
Big City Blues
1932-09-18
6.6
The King and the Chorus Girl
1937-03-27
6.6
The Heart of New York
1932-03-26
6.6
Rose Marie
1954-03-03
6.6
Fools for Scandal
1938-04-16
6.6
Gentleman's Fate
1931-03-07
6.6
Broadway Babies
1929-06-30
6.6
Latin Lovers
1953-08-12
6.6
The World Changes
1933-11-25
6.6
Page Miss Glory
1935-09-07
6.6
Numbered Men
1930-06-07
6.6
Broadminded
1931-08-01
6.6
You, John Jones!
1943-01-14
6.6
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935-06-08
6.6
Hi, Nellie!
1934-01-20
6.6
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930-04-20
6.6
I Found Stella Parish
1935-11-16
6.6
Desire Me
1947-10-31
6.6
Playing Around
1930-01-10
6.6
The FBI Story
1959-10-01
6.6
Mary, Mary
1963-10-24
6.6
Harold Teen
1928-04-28
6.6
Top Speed
1930-08-24
6.6
Local Boy Makes Good
1931-11-27
6.6
Ella Cinders
1926-06-06
6.6
Little Johnny Jones
1929-11-17
6.6
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937-08-11
6.6
No Place to Go
1927-10-30
6.6
Toward the Unknown
1956-09-27
6.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
6.6
Gypsy
1962-11-01
6.6
Escape
1940-11-01
6.6
Too Young to Marry
1931-05-03
6.6
Little Women
1949-03-10
6.6
Hot Stuff
1929-05-05
6.6
Naughty Baby
1928-12-16
6.6
Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
6.6
Stand Up and Fight
1939-01-06
6.6
At the Circus
1939-10-20
6.6
A Majority of One
1961-12-27
6.6
The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
6.6
Oh Kay!
1928-08-26
6.6
The Bad Seed
1956-09-12
6.6
Dramatic School
1938-12-09
6.6
The House I Live In
1945-11-09
6.6
Strange Lady in Town
1955-04-12
6.6
Fools for Scandal
1938-04-16
6.6
Wake Me When It's Over
1960-06-10