Mervyn LeRoy
Birthday
1900/10/15
Day of death
1987/09/13 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also know as
Mervyn Le Roy, Mervyn Leroy, 머빈 르로이
Biography
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 magnet that had drawn me to his set as often as I could go." LeRoy also credits DeMille for teaching him the...Read more
Acting
(1936) The Making of a Great Motion Picture
as ---
(1979) The Making of the Wizard of Oz
as Self
(1924) The Chorus Lady
as Duke (the jockey)
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2006) 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self (archive footage)
(1924) Broadway After Dark
as Carl Fisher
(1922) My American Wife
as Extra
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1951) Rome, the Eternal City
as Self
(1923) Going Up
as The Bellboy
(1923) Prodigal Daughters
as Newsboy
(1987) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(1923) Little Johnny Jones
as George Nelson, Jockey
(1923) The Call of the Canyon
as Jack Rawlins
(2008) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) You Can't Fool a Camera
as Himself
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self