Mervyn LeRoy
Directing
Born: 1900-10-15 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1987-09-13
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
🎬 Movies (30)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
1979
Self
Moment to Moment
1966
Director
Mary, Mary
1963
Director
Gypsy
1962
Director
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
Director
A Majority of One
1961
Director
Wake Me When It's Over
1960
Director
The FBI Story
1959
Director
No Time for Sergeants
1958
Director
Home Before Dark
1958
Director
The Bad Seed
1956
Director
Toward the Unknown
1956
Director
Mister Roberts
1955
Director
Strange Lady in Town
1955
Director
Rose Marie
1954
Director
Latin Lovers
1953
Director
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952
Director
Lovely to Look At
1952
Director
Rome, the Eternal City
1951
Self
Quo Vadis
1951
Director
Little Women
1949
Director
East Side, West Side
1949
Director
Any Number Can Play
1949
Director
