FILM DIRECTOR

Mervyn LeRoy

1900 - 1987

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Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. During the 1930s, he was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Brothers studios, the other being his colleague Michael Curtiz. LeRoy's most acclaimed films of his tenure at Warners include Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) and They Won't Forget (1937). LeRoy left Warners and moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in 1939 to serve as both director and producer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mervyn LeRoy is the 398th most popular film director (down from 395th in 2019), the 2,959th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,491st in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 398 out of 2,041. Before him are Georgiy Daneliya, Claire Denis, Richard Brooks, Kinji Fukasaku, Irvin Kershner, and Gaspar Noé. After him are Robert Stevenson, Just Jaeckin, Albert Lamorisse, Ishirō Honda, Anthony Minghella, and Tom Hooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 103. Before him are Valko Chervenkov, Eduardo De Filippo, Franziska Donner, George Uhlenbeck, Jean Duvieusart, and Miguel Alemán Valdés. After him are Franz Neumann, Arturo Umberto Illia, Ernst Neufert, Herbert Bayer, Roman Steinberg, and Emanuel Ringelblum. Among people deceased in 1987, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 71. Before him are Henri Cochet, Joop den Uyl, Naji al-Ali, Alejandro Scopelli, Masatoshi Nakayama, and Seyni Kountché. After him are He Yingqin, Abba Kovner, Anny Ondra, Danny Kaye, Konstantinos Tsatsos, and Bengt Strömgren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 2,959 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Rogers (1942), Gabe Newell (1962), Jim Davis (1909), Steve Fossett (1944), Charlie Baker (1956), and GZA (1966). After him are Tony Sirico (1942), Mike Troy (1940), Ralph Waite (1928), Charles Greene (1945), Mary Parker Follett (1868), and Lil Jon (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 113. Before him are Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Jim Abrahams (1944), Edward Zwick (1952), Richard Brooks (1912), and Irvin Kershner (1923). After him are John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), Sofia Coppola (1971), Zack Snyder (1966), Harold Prince (1928), and Walter Lantz (1899).

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