Director
Mervyn LeRoy
October 15, 1900 · San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Robert Taylor
3 titles together
Quo Vadis, Waterloo Bridge, Johnny Eager
Glenda Farrell
3 titles together
Little Caesar, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Johnny Eager
George E. Stone
3 titles together
Little Caesar, Five Star Final, Anthony Adverse
C. Aubrey Smith
3 titles together
Little Women, Waterloo Bridge, Madame Curie
Nick Adams
3 titles together
Mister Roberts, No Time for Sergeants, The FBI Story
Greer Garson
3 titles together
Random Harvest, Madame Curie, Blossoms in the Dust
Full filmography · 85
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
cast
1982
Moment to Moment
Director
1966
Mary, Mary
Director
1963
Gypsy
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19626.3
A Majority of One
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1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Director
19616.3
Wake Me When It's Over
Director
1960
The FBI Story
Director
19596.2
Home Before Dark
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19587
No Time for Sergeants
Director
19587.3
Toward the Unknown
Director
1956
The Bad Seed
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19567.1