Directing · b. 1900 · San Francisco, California, USA

Mervyn LeRoy

Biography

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 Nation...

Directed
Moment to Moment 1966 Mary, Mary 1963 Gypsy 1962 The Devil at 4 O'Clock 1961 A Majority of One 1961 Wake Me When It's Over 1960 The FBI Story 1959 No Time for Sergeants 1958 Home Before Dark 1958 The Bad Seed 1956 Toward the Unknown 1956 Mister Roberts 1955 Strange Lady in Town 1955 Rose Marie 1954 Latin Lovers 1953 Million Dollar Mermaid 1952 Lovely to Look at 1952 Quo Vadis 1951 Little Women 1949 East Side, West Side 1949 Any Number Can Play 1949 Homecoming 1948 Desire Me 1947 Without Reservations 1946 The House I Live In 1945 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 Madame Curie 1943 You, John Jones! 1943 Random Harvest 1942 Johnny Eager 1941 Blossoms in the Dust 1941 Unholy Partners 1941 Waterloo Bridge 1940 Escape 1940 Fools for Scandal 1938 They Won't Forget 1937 The King and the Chorus Girl 1937 Anthony Adverse 1936 Three Men on a Horse 1936 Page Miss Glory 1935 Oil for the Lamps of China 1935 I Found Stella Parish 1935 Sweet Adeline 1934 Heat Lightning 1934 Happiness Ahead 1934 Hi, Nellie! 1934 Gold Diggers of 1933 1933 Tugboat Annie 1933 Elmer, the Great 1933 Hard to Handle 1933 The World Changes 1933 Two Seconds 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 Three on a Match 1932 High Pressure 1932 Big City Blues 1932 The Heart of New York 1932 Little Caesar 1931 Five Star Final 1931 Tonight or Never 1931 Gentleman's Fate 1931 Broadminded 1931 Local Boy Makes Good 1931 Too Young to Marry 1931 Numbered Men 1930 Show Girl in Hollywood 1930 Playing Around 1930 Top Speed 1930 Broadway Babies 1929 Little Johnny Jones 1929 Hot Stuff 1929 Harold Teen 1928 Naughty Baby 1928 Oh Kay! 1928 Flying Romeos 1928 No Place to Go 1927
Acting
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 Lady 1982 The Making of the Wizard of Oz Self 1979 Rome, the Eternal City Self 1951 You Can't Fool a Camera Himself 1941 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self 1940 The Making of a Great Motion Picture 1936 The Chorus Lady Duke (the jockey) 1924 Broadway After Dark Carl Fisher 1924 Going Up The Bellboy 1923 Prodigal Daughters Newsboy 1923 Little Johnny Jones George Nelson, Jockey 1923 The Call of the Canyon Jack Rawlins 1923 My American Wife Extra 1922
Other Credits
The Great Sinner Co-Director 1949 At the Circus Producer 1939 The Wizard of Oz Producer 1939 Stand Up and Fight Producer 1939 Dramatic School Producer 1938 The Great Garrick Producer 1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Producer 1937 Ella Cinders Scenario Writer 1926
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