Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

  • Born: 1900-10-15
  • Birthplace: San Francisco
  • Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
  • Profession: Director, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Random Harvest, Waterloo Bridge, Little Caesar
  • Mervyn LeRoy (Mervyn LeRoy, October 15, 1900-September 13, 1987), was born in San Francisco, an American film director and film producer.
    Directed " Waterlilies " " Waterloo Bridge ", " Random Harvest " and other movies.

    Early Experience

    Mervyn LeRoy was born in San Francisco, California. The parents are Jewish. The family economy was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906. In order to live, he had to sell newspapers when he was young. When he was 12 years old, he made his debut as a child star singer and participated in vaudeville performances. Later, for work, he went to Hollywood .

    Performing Experience

    At first he worked as a costume department and assistant photographer in silent films, and later he also participated in extras. In addition, when the company was acquired by Warner Bros., he also went to Warner Bros. to write comedy scripts.
    In 1927, his first film director's job was "No Place to Go". Since he could earn high profits with small-cost movies, he began to be welcomed by the film business.
    In 1931, his epic gangster film " Little Caesar " portrayed Edward G. Robinson as a superstar and established his own film status.
    In 1938, he was elected as the production director of MGM, during which he produced " The Wizard of OZ " (The Wizard of Oz) and discovered stars such as Clark Gable , Judy , Old Rumple Eyes and Loretta Young .
    In the 1950s, Mervyn LeRoy directed several musical films such as Lovely to Look At, Million Dollar Mermaid, Latin Lovers and Rose Marie. He then moved to Warner Bros. and directed famous films such as Mister Roberts, The Bad Seed, No Time for Sergeants, The FBI Story and Gypsy.
    In 1943, Mervyn LeRoy was nominated for Best Director with " Random Harvest " and was nominated for Best Producer with " The Wizard of OZ ".
    In 1946, Mervyn LeRoy won the Academy Honorary Award for "The House I Live in" .
    In 1976, Mervyn LeRoy won the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award . 
    In 1965, Mervyn LeRoy retired and published his autobiography "Take One" in 1974.
    In 1987, Mervyn LeRoy died of Alzheimer's disease in Beverly Hills, California, leaving one of his stars on the 1560 Vine Street in Hollywood. Since his debut, he has been able to continue to shine in Hollywood on the front line for 40 years with a four-year rhythm. It is really a rare representative of film directors. In particular, his "Little Caesar", "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" and "The Bad Seed" all have a sense of theme that predates the times. 
    Extended Reading
    • Thomas 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      little caesar

      The 1930 gangster film Little Caesar. In the early days of sound films, recording equipment and cameras were both cumbersome, with little camera movement, only panning shots and a small amount of tracking (because there was a large box to hide the camera to cover its noise, and it was not easy to...

    • Clara 2022-03-14 08:01:02

      the director said

      The history of American gangster or crime films can be traced back to Griffith's time. His 1913 film "The Swordsman of the Poor Lane" is considered the first gangster film in American cinema. Later, Sternberg's "Underworld" can be said to be an earlier depiction of the gangster career that appeared...

    • Casey 2022-03-28 09:01:13

      Without the aura of "gangster movie pioneering", this movie is not very worth watching. In addition, you can see the abridged version, which is also drunk.

    • Ansley 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      Gangster classic textbook. But Edward Robinson is not as good as James Cagney. One person can't handle a film at all.

    Little Caesar quotes

    • [last lines]

      Caesar Enrico Bandello: Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of Rico?

    • Little Arnie Lorch: Do yourself a favor, will you, Rico? Leave your gat home on the piano the next job you pull. Yeah, park it next to your milk bottle.

      Sam Vettori: Hey, run your own mob, Arnie. I'll take care of mine.

      Caesar Enrico Bandello: Yeah, I'll park it. I don't need no cannon to take care of guys like you, Mr. Lorch.