The Wizard of Oz
1939
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Sep 14, 1987 · Mervyn LeRoy was born on Oct. 15, 1900, in San Francisco, the only child of Harry LeRoy, a department-store owner, and the former Edna Armer. His mother left when he was 5 to marry a hotel ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Mervyn LeRoy (born October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died September 13, 1987, Beverly Hills, California) was an American motion-picture director whose wide variety of films included dramas, romances, epics, comedies, and musicals. He also produced films, including the classic The Wizard of Oz (1939).
1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him. Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis.
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 ...
LeRoy continued to take on challenges into the decade of the '50s, successfully bringing the chilling play The Bad Seed to the screen in 1955 with most of its Broadway cast intact. LeRoy remained busy into '60s -- his last major film was the screen adaptation of Gypsy, starring Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, and Karl Malden.
Jan 2, 2014 · Mervyn LeRoy, a movie director and producer discusses his philosophy of what makes a good story, and discovering stars in Hollywood's golden age. From his hu...
Sep 14, 1987 · By Martin Weil. September 14, 1987. Mervyn LeRoy, 86, the producer and director who made some of America's most popular and best remembered movies, including "The Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Roberts" and ...
