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    Robert Z. Leonard

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  1. Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Biography [ edit ] He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

  2. Robert Z. Leonard (1889-1968) Robert Z. Leonard. Director. Actor. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Chicago-born Robert Z. Leonard studied law at the University of Colorado, but the legal profession proved not to be his forte and he dropped out in favor of a career in the theatre. When his family moved to Hollywood in 1907 Leonard sought ...

    • Director, Actor, Producer
    • October 7, 1889
    • Robert Z. Leonard
    • August 27, 1968
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  4. May 7, 2024 · Robert Z. Leonard (born October 7, 1889, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 27, 1968, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director who was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ’s premier directors for some 30 years, best known for a series of popular musicals. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)

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  5. Nov 18, 2019 · Countdown to Robert Z. Leonard's highest rated films 1928-1957Oscar-Nominated DirectorRatings Average sources include IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Radio Times Film...

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  6. Died Aug. 27, 1968 of aneurysm in Beverly Hills, Calif. R obert Z. Leonard's career as an actor, producer and director spanned almost the entire history of Hollywood until he died. Leonard began as a $7.50-per-day actor with the old Selig Polyscope Company here in 1907. He produced and directed his last film, "Beautiful But Dangerous," for 20th ...

  7. Robert Z. "Pop" Leonard was a highly successful contract director at MGM, to such extent that critical appreciation of his work is practically nonexistent or of a negative kind. Nevertheless, the transparency of Leonard's work conceals a skilled and talented artisan of the highest order, and several of his films rate as classics and remain ...

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