Mervyn LeRoy



First NameMervyn
Last NameLeRoy
Age86 (age at death)
Date of BirthOctober 15, 1900
BirthplaceSan Francisco, CA
Date of DeathSeptember 13, 1987
Location of DeathBeverly HIlls, Los Angeles, CA
Cause of DeathAlzheimer Diesease
Height5' 7½" (171 cm)
Star SignLibra
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryDirector
Claim to FameDiscovering Huge Talent
FriendsGreer Garson, Ronald Reagan, Alfred Vanderbilt Jr
Associated PeopleJohn Ford
Nancy Davis
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Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 — September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor.


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Filmography

Selected Mervyn LeRoy film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1946
Without Reservations
Cameo appearance

1924
Broadway After Dark
Carl Fisher

1923
Little Johnny Jones
George Nelson, jockey

1923
Prodigal Daughters
Newsboy

1923
The Call of the Canyon
Jack Rawlins

1923
Going Up
The Bellboy

1922
The Ghost Breaker
One of the 'Ghosts'

Director Credits

1968
The Green Berets
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1965
Moment to Moment
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1963
Mary, Mary
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1962
Gypsy
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1961
A Majority of One
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1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
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1960
Wake Me When It's Over
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1959
The FBI Story
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1958
Home Before Dark
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1958
No Time for Sergeants
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1956
The Bad Seed
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1956
Toward the Unknown
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1955
Mister Roberts
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1955
Strange Lady in Town
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1954
Rose Marie
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1953
Latin Lovers
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1952
Lovely to Look at
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1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
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1951
Quo Vadis
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1949
Any Number Can Play
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1949
East Side, West Side
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1949
Little Women
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1948
Homecoming
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1947
Desire Me
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1946
Without Reservations
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1945
The House I Live In
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1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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1943
Madame Curie
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1943
You, John Jones!
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1942
Johnny Eager
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1942
Random Harvest
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1941
Blossoms in the Dust
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1941
Unholy Partners
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1940
Escape
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1940
Waterloo Bridge
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
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1938
Fools for Scandal
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1937
They Won't Forget
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1937
The King and the Chorus Girl
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1936
Anthony Adverse
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1936
Three Men on a Horse
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1935
Page Miss Glory
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1935
I Found Stella Parish
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1935
Oil for the Lamps of China
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1934
Heat Lightning
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1934
Sweet Adeline
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1934
Happiness Ahead
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1934
Hi, Nellie!
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1933
Elmer, the Great
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1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
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1933
Hard to Handle
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1933
The World Changes
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1933
Tugboat Annie
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1932
Big City Blues
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1932
High Pressure
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1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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1932
Three on a Match
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1932
Two Seconds
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1932
The Heart of New York
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1931
Five Star Final
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1931
Little Caesar
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1931
Tonight or Never
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1931
Too Young to Marry
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1931
Broadminded
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1931
Gentleman's Fate
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1931
Local Boy Makes Good
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1930
Show Girl in Hollywood
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1930
Numbered Men
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1930
Playing Around
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1930
Top Speed
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1929
Broadway Babies
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1929
Hot Stuff
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1929
Little Johnny Jones
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1928
Naughty Baby
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1928
Oh Kay!
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1928
Flying Romeos
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1928
Harold Teen
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1927
No Place to Go
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Producer Credits

1965
Moment to Moment
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1963
Mary, Mary
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1962
Gypsy
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1961
A Majority of One
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1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
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1960
Wake Me When It's Over
-

1959
The FBI Story
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1958
Home Before Dark
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1958
No Time for Sergeants
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1956
The Bad Seed
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1956
Toward the Unknown
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1955
Strange Lady in Town
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1955
Ford Star Jubilee
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1954
Rose Marie
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1949
Little Women
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1945
The House I Live In
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1942
Johnny Eager
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1941
Blossoms in the Dust
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1941
Unholy Partners
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1940
Escape
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1939
At the Circus
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1939
Stand Up and Fight
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1939
The Wizard of Oz
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1938
Dramatic School
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1938
Fools for Scandal
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1937
The Great Garrick
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1937
They Won't Forget
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1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
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1937
The King and the Chorus Girl
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1936
Three Men on a Horse
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Films Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
A Majority of One (1961)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Escape (1940)
Five Star Final (1931)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Gypsy (1962)
Homecoming (1948)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Johnny Eager (1942)
Latin Lovers (1953)
Little Caesar (1931)
Little Women (1949)
Madame Curie (1943)
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Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Mister Roberts (1955)
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Random Harvest (1942)
The Bad Seed (1956)
The FBI Story (1959)
The House I Live In (1945)
The World Changes (1933)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Three on a Match (1932)
Tonight or Never (1931)
Toward the Unknown (1956)
Tugboat Annie (1933)
Two Seconds (1932)
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Without Reservations (1946)