Mervyn LeRoy
Born in San Francisco, California, USA — Oct 15 1900• Died Sep 13 1987
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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 f…
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Mervyn LeRoy's Credits
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The Wizard of Oz
Production
This Is Your Life
Self
Quo Vadis
Directing
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gypsy
Directing
The Bad Seed
Directing
Madame Curie
Directing
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)
Little Caesar
Directing
Little Women
Directing
Desire Me
Directing
Five Star Final
Directing
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Heat Lightning
Directing
Escape
Directing
Blossoms in the Dust
Directing
The FBI Story
Directing
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Directing
Waterloo Bridge
Directing
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Production
Toward the Unknown
Directing
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Directing
Million Dollar Mermaid
Directing
Moment to Moment
Production
Mister Roberts
Directing
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
My American Wife
Extra
Rose Marie
Directing
Three on a Match
Directing
Stand Up and Fight
Production
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self (archive footage)
Random Harvest
Directing
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
At the Circus
Production
Oil for the Lamps of China
Directing
Gold Diggers of 1933
Directing
The Great Sinner
Directing
Oh Kay!
Directing
Mary, Mary
Directing
The World Changes
Directing
Elmer, the Great
Directing
Ella Cinders
Writing
Without Reservations
Directing
Show Girl in Hollywood
Directing
Johnny Eager
Production
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Strange Lady in Town
Directing
Dramatic School
Production
Homecoming
Directing
Sweet Adeline
Directing
East Side, West Side
Directing
Page Miss Glory
Directing
Anthony Adverse
Directing
Wake Me When It's Over
Directing
Playing Around
Directing
I Found Stella Parish
Directing
You Can't Fool a Camera
Himself
Hard to Handle
Directing
Big City Blues
Directing
No Time for Sergeants
Directing
Two Seconds
Directing
Tugboat Annie
Directing
The King and the Chorus Girl
Directing
A Majority of One
Directing
Local Boy Makes Good
Directing
Rome, the Eternal City
Self
High Pressure
Directing
Hi, Nellie!
Directing
Little Johnny Jones
George Nelson, Jockey
Harold Teen
Directing
Too Young to Marry
Directing
Latin Lovers
Directing
Hot Stuff
Directing
Broadminded
Directing
They Won't Forget
Directing
Numbered Men
Directing
Any Number Can Play
Directing
Prodigal Daughters
Newsboy
Unholy Partners
Directing
The Chorus Lady
Duke (the jockey)
Going Up
The Bellboy
Naughty Baby
Directing
Lovely to Look at
Directing
Three Men on a Horse
Directing
You, John Jones!
Directing
The Call of the Canyon
Jack Rawlins
Tonight or Never
Directing
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Directing
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
No Place to Go
Directing
Fools for Scandal
Directing
Happiness Ahead
Directing
Top Speed
Directing
The House I Live In
Directing
The Heart of New York
Directing
Broadway After Dark
Carl Fisher
Little Johnny Jones
Directing
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
Self
The Great Garrick
Production
Home Before Dark
Directing
Gentleman's Fate
Directing
Flying Romeos
Directing
Broadway Babies
Directing