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Mervyn LeRoy (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ /; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.
- 1928–1968
- 2, including Warner
- October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- September 13, 1987 (aged 86), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Childhood & Early Life. Mervyn LeRoy was born on October 15, 1900 at San Francisco, California to Jewish parents Edna (née Armer) and Harry LeRoy. His paternal grandfather was a successful businessman in San Francisco and owned a departmental store. However, the great earthquake of 1906 completely destroyed the shop and the family was ...
Mervyn LeRoy (1900-1987) Mervyn LeRoy. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer. When he entered vaudeville, his act was "LeRoy and Cooper--Two Kids ...
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mervyn LeRoy. Director: Gypsy. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer. When he entered vaudeville, his act was "LeRoy and Cooper--Two Kids and a Piano". After the act broke up he contacted his cousin ...
- October 15, 1900
- September 13, 1987
Jul 11, 2018 · In the nineteen-seventies, the producer of “Oz,” Mervyn LeRoy, recalled that he wanted to amass a group of “little people who were little and cute and looked perfect.”
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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 ...
Katherine Spiegel. . (m. 1946) . Children. 2, including Warner. Close. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Brothers studios, the other his colleague, Michael Curtiz. LeRoy's most acclaimed films of his tenure at Warners include Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive ...
