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TSPDT. Mervyn LeRoy. "LeRoy did his best work at Warner Bros. in the 1930s, turning out a string of gritty realistic films which reflected the hardships of Depression-era America…. In 1938 LeRoy switched to MGM and turned his hand to glossier, and, for the most part, less satisfactory fare." - The Virgin International Encyclopedia of Film, 1992.
Gypsy: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace. Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
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In 1974, he published his memoirs, "Mervyn LeRoy: Take One" (Hawthorn Books), which were credited as being "by Mervyn LeRoy as told to Dick Kleiner." He was married three times with one wife being Doris Warner, daughter of Warner Bros. co-founder, Harry Warner; he was the father of four children.
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. Born to Jewish parents in San Francisco, California, his family was financially ruined by the 1906 earthquake. To make money, young Mervyn sold newspapers and entered talent shows as a singer. Through this he worked his way into vaudeville. When his act broke up, […]
Quo Vadis: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann. With Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov. After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Mervyn Leroy: Take One Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1974 . by Mervyn and Dick Kleiner Leroy (Author) 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings. See all formats and ...
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Little Women: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor. The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
