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    Mervyn LeRoy (/ləˈrɔɪ/; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles...
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    Quo Vadis (1951 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and filmed in Technicolor, it was directed by Mervyn LeRoy from a screenplay by S. N. Behrman, Sonya Levien, and John Lee Mahin...
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  • Lewis LeRoy (March 5, 1935 – February 22, 2001), was a New York City businessman. LeRoy was the son of film producer-director Mervyn LeRoy and Mervyn's second...
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    cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s. Salvatore Polito was...
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  • The Bad Seed (1956 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Bad Seed is a 1956 American psychological thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones and Eileen Heckart...
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    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime tragedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a convicted man on a chain gang who escapes...
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    Gypsy (1962 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass is based on the book of the 1959 stage...
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  • The Green Berets (film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    The Green Berets is a 1968 American war film directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg, and starring Wayne, David Janssen and Jim Hutton, based on the 1965...
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  • Lovely to Look At (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Look At is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, based on the 1933 Broadway musical Roberta. Broadway producers Al Marsh...
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    Random Harvest (film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same title, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Claudine West, George Froeschel, and Arthur Wimperis adapted the novel...
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    of 16, she was signed to a personal contract by Warner Bros. director Mervyn LeRoy, who took her with him when he transferred to MGM in 1938. She soon attracted...
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    Little Caesar (film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    American pre-Code crime film distributed by Warner Brothers, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Glenda Farrell...
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    The FBI Story (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    crime drama film starring James Stewart, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book...
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  • Maxwell Anderson and into an Academy Award-nominated film directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1956. Eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark appears to be what every little...
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  • Without Reservations (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Reservations is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was...
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  • Moment to Moment (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    is a 1966 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Jean Seberg, Honor Blackman and Sean Garrison. Kay Stanton...
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    claiming, "I'm not a tin performer; I'm fluid"), Bolger convinced producer Mervyn LeRoy to recast him in the part he so desired. Ebsen did not object; after...
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    John Griffith Wray 1930 Showgirl in Hollywood Himself – Premiere Emcee Mervyn LeRoy Uncredited Bride of the Regiment Col. Vultow John Francis Dillon Lost...
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    Mister Roberts (1955 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Roberts is a 1955 American comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy featuring an all-star cast including Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts, James...
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    to Wed Mervyn Leroy". The New York Times. November 3, 1927. p. 24. ProQuest 104068113. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via ProQuest. "Mervyn Le Roy Divorced"...
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  • novel by William March and is a remake of the 1956 movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Rachel Penmark is a young girl who is upset at not winning a penmanship...
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  • Million Dollar Mermaid (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman...
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  • Little Women (1949 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    name, it was filmed in Technicolor and was produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y...
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  • No Time for Sergeants (film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    by Ira Levin, which was inspired by the original novel. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Andy Griffith and features Myron McCormick, Don Knotts and...
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    Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau...
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    years Fontaine was overshadowed by her sister's accomplishments. When Mervyn LeRoy offered Fontaine a personal contract, her mother told her that Warner...
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    Director Notes 1932 Blessed Event Bunny Harmon Roy Del Ruth Big City Blues Radio Announcer Mervyn LeRoy Uncredited; voice only Too Busy to Work Dan Hardy...
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    nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy's film adaptation. Her acting career has continued with both starring...
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  • Blossoms in the Dust (category Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy)
    Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 American biographical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt...
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    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The same year, she had a featured role in the Mervyn LeRoy-directed drama Random Harvest, which earned her an Academy Award nomination...
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