Mervyn LeRoy

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Gypsy Director

(1962)

Random Harvest Director

(1942)

Quo Vadis Director

(1951)

The Wizard of Oz Director

(1939)

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Director (78 credits)

1968 The Green Berets (uncredited)

1966 Moment to Moment

1963 Mary, Mary

1962 Gypsy

1961 A Majority of One

1961 The Devil at 4 O'Clock (as Mervyn Le Roy)

1960 Wake Me When It's Over

1959 The FBI Story

1958 Home Before Dark

1958 No Time for Sergeants

1956 Toward the Unknown

1956 The Bad Seed

1955 Mister Roberts

1955 Strange Lady in Town

1954 Rose Marie

1953 Latin Lovers

1952 Million Dollar Mermaid

1952 Lovely to Look At

1951 Quo Vadis

1949 East Side, West Side

1949 Any Number Can Play

1949 Little Women

1948 Homecoming

1947 Desire Me (uncredited)

1946 Without Reservations

1945 The House I Live In (Short) (uncredited)

1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1943 Madame Curie

1943 You, John Jones! (Short)

1942 Random Harvest

1941 Johnny Eager

1941 Unholy Partners

1941 Blossoms in the Dust

1940 Escape

1940 Waterloo Bridge

1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)

1938 Fools for Scandal

1937 They Won't Forget (uncredited)

1937 The King and the Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1936 Three Men on a Horse (uncredited)

1936 Anthony Adverse

1935 I Found Stella Parish

1935 Page Miss Glory

1935 Oil for the Lamps of China

1934 Sweet Adeline

1934 Happiness Ahead

1934 Heat Lightning

1934 Hi, Nellie!

1933 The World Changes

1933 Tugboat Annie

1933 Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 Elmer, the Great

1933 Hard to Handle

1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 Three on a Match

1932 Big City Blues

1932 Two Seconds

1932 The Heart of New York

1932 High Pressure (as Mervyn Le Roy)

1931 Tonight or Never (as Mervyn Leroy)

1931 Local Boy Makes Good

1931 Five Star Final

1931 Broadminded

1931 Too Young to Marry

1931 Gentleman's Fate

1931 Little Caesar

1930 Top Speed

1930 Numbered Men

1930 Show Girl in Hollywood

1930 Playing Around

1929 Little Johnny Jones

1929 Broadway Babies

1929 Hot Stuff

1928 Naughty Baby

1928 Oh Kay!

1928 Harold Teen

1928 Flying Romeos

1927 No Place to Go

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Producer (29 credits)

1966 Moment to Moment (producer)

1963 Mary, Mary (producer)

1962 Gypsy (producer)

1961 A Majority of One (producer)

1960 Wake Me When It's Over (producer)

1959 The FBI Story (producer)

1958 Home Before Dark (producer)

1958 No Time for Sergeants (producer)

1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)

- The Wizard of Oz (1956) ... (producer - archive footage)

1956 Toward the Unknown (producer)

1956 The Bad Seed (producer)

1955 Strange Lady in Town (producer)

1954 Rose Marie (producer - uncredited)

1949 Little Women (producer)

1945 The House I Live In (Short) (producer)

1941 Johnny Eager (producer)

1941 Unholy Partners (producer)

1941 Blossoms in the Dust (producer - uncredited)

1940 Escape (producer - uncredited)

1939 At the Circus (producer)

1939 The Wizard of Oz (producer)

1939 Stand Up and Fight (producer)

1938 Dramatic School (producer)

1938 Fools for Scandal (producer)

1937 The Great Garrick (producer - uncredited)

1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (producer)

1937 They Won't Forget (producer - uncredited)

1937 The King and the Chorus Girl (producer)

1936 Three Men on a Horse (producer - uncredited)

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Actor (10 credits)

1946 Without Reservations
Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited)

1929 Synthetic Sin
Guest at Lawn Party (uncredited)

1924 The Chorus Lady
Duke (the jockey)

1924 Broadway After Dark
Carl Fisher

1923 The Call of the Canyon
Jack Rawlins

1923 Going Up
The Bellboy

1923 Little Johnny Jones
George Nelson, Jockey

1923 Prodigal Daughters
Newsboy

1922 My American Wife
Extra

1922 The Ghost Breaker
One of the 'Ghosts' (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (7 credits)

1968 The Green Berets (studio advisor - uncredited)

1937 The Great Garrick (personally supervised by)

1927 Orchids and Ermine (comedy construction)

1926 Twinkletoes (comedy construction)

1926 Irene (comedy construction)

1925 We Moderns (comedy construction)

1925 Sally (comedy construction)

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Costume and Wardrobe Department (4 credits)

1924 Broadway After Dark (wardrobe assistant)

1923 The Call of the Canyon (wardrobe assistant)

1923 Going Up (wardrobe assistant)

1923 Little Johnny Jones (wardrobe assistant)

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Writer (1 credit)

1926 Ella Cinders (scenario) / (story)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by - as Mervyn Leroy)

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Self (27 credits)

1985 The Moviemakers (TV Series)

- The Golden Age of Hollywood (1985)

1982 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV Special documentary)
Himself / Speaker (uncredited)

1974-1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Producer / Himself

- Episode #19.99 (1980) ... Himself - Producer

- Episode #13.154 (1974) ... Himself

1979 The Making of 'The Wizard of Oz' (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV Special documentary)
Himself

1977 The Paul Ryan Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.154 ... Himself

1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Irving G. Thalberg Award Recipient

1967-1974 Today (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 22 March 1974 (1974) ... Himself

- Episode dated 3 May 1967 (1967) ... Himself

1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode #13.42 (1974) ... Himself - Guest

1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) ... Himself

1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1970 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.127 (1970) ... Himself

1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #5.229 (1962) ... Himself

1962 The Tonight Show (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- Episode #1.118 (1962) ... Himself - Actor

1961 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.202 (1961) ... Himself

1957-1960 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Himself

- Mervyn LeRoy (1960) ... Himself

- Jesse L. Lasky (1957) ... Himself

1959 George Jessel Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.58 (1959) ... Himself

1956 Picture Parade (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #1.18 (1956) ... Himself

1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Himself

- William Holden/Frances Bergen Show (1956) ... Himself

1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #8.40 (1955) ... Himself

1951 Rome, the Eternal City (Documentary short)
Himself

1941 You Can't Fool a Camera (Documentary short)
Himself

1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Documentary short)
Himself - 1939 Directing Oscar Presenter

1936 The Making of a Great Motion Picture (Short documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (Documentary short)
Himself

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Archive footage (13 credits)

2015 Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (Video documentary short)
Himself

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Video documentary)
Himself

2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (Video documentary)
Himself

2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) ... Himself

2006 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (Video short)
Himself

2003 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood (2003) ... Himself

1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie)
Himself (uncredited)

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercials: Produced / directed the 1975-76 Dodge Aspen TV commercials that depicted settings for My Fair Lady (1964) featuring Rex Harrison.

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 8 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mervyn Le Roy | Mervyn Leroy

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Directed 13 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Greer Garson, Van Heflin, Ronald Colman, Susan Peters, Walter Pidgeon, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Jack Lemmon, Nancy Kelly, Eileen Heckart and Patty McCormack. Sondergaard, Lemmon and Heflin won Oscars for their performances in one of LeRoy's movies. See more »