Mervyn LeRoy
(1900-1987)
American film director and producer
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Mervyn LeRoy (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) 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 the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
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15 October 1900 San Francisco, CA
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13 September 1987 (aged 86) Beverly HIlls, Los Angeles, CA
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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