1900 - 1987 (86 years)
Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.
1899 - 1974 (74 years)
Birth |
17 Nov 1899 |
New York, New York, USA |
Died |
3 Aug 1974 |
Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California, USA |
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Family |
Mervyn LeRoy, b. 15 Oct 1900, San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Married |
1930 |
Divorced |
Yes, date unknown |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Harry Warner, b. 12 Dec 1881, Polska |
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Family 1 |
Mervyn LeRoy, b. 15 Oct 1900, San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Married |
1934 |
Divorced |
1942 |
Children |
+ | 1. Warner LeRoy, b. 5 Mar 1935, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2. Linda LeRoy |
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Family 2 |
NN Vidor |
Children |
| 1. Brian Vidor |
| 2. Quentin Vidor |
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1935 - 2001 (65 years)
Birth |
5 Mar 1935 |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Died |
22 Feb 2001 |
Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA |
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Father |
Mervyn LeRoy, b. 15 Oct 1900, San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Mother |
Doris Warner |
Married |
1934 |
Divorced |
1942 |
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Family 1 |
NN |
Children |
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Family 2 |
Kay |
Divorced |
1998 |
Children |
| 1. Living |
| 2. Living |
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Father |
Mervyn LeRoy, b. 15 Oct 1900, San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Mother |
Doris Warner |
Married |
1934 |
Divorced |
1942 |
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Family |
NN Janklow |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Mervyn LeRoy, b. 15 Oct 1900, San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Married |
1 Feb 1946 |
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Name |
Mervyn LeRoy |
Birth |
15 Oct 1900 |
San Francisco Co., California, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
13 Sep 1987 |
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Person ID |
I382960 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
5 Sep 2002 |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Edna Murphy, b. 17 Nov 1899, New York, New York, USA d. 3 Aug 1974, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
1930 |
Divorce |
Yes, date unknown |
Family ID |
F152382 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Sep 2002 |
Family 2 |
Doris Warner d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
1934 |
Divorce |
1942 |
Children |
+ | 1. Warner LeRoy, b. 5 Mar 1935, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 22 Feb 2001, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA (Age 65 years) |
| 2. Linda LeRoy |
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Family ID |
F152375 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
5 Sep 2002 |
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| Birth - 15 Oct 1900 - San Francisco Co., California, USA |
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Notes |
- the "boy wonder" credited with launching the craze for gangster films with his hit "Little Caesar", starring Edward G. Robinson
The great earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn. While he and his father barely survived, they lost everything they had. To make money, Mervyn sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer. When he enter Vaudeville, his act was LeRoy and Cooper - Two Kids and a Piano. After the act broke up, he contacted his cousin, Jesse Lasky, and went to work in Hollywood. He worked in costumes, the film lab and as a camera assistant before becoming a comedy gag writer and an part-time actor in silent films. From writer to director was the next step when he directed 'No Place to Go (1927)'. He became known as the 'boy wonder' of Warners where his pictures were profitable lightweights. His motto was 'good stories make good movies'. When he made 'Little Caesar (1930)' he started the gangster craze in movies and became a great dramatic director. During the 30's his films deal with social issues - usually though the eyes of the underdogs. In 1938, he was picked as head of production at M-G-M. It was through him that M-G-M made 'Wizard of Oz, The (1939)', and because it did so poorly at the box office, he decided to go back to directing. Mervyn always had a good relationship with the actors that he used. He also discovered a number of people who would go on to be big stars. His discoveries include Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner. In the 50's, he set up his own production company like everyone else after the collapse of the studio system. When he returned to Warner Brothers, he produced and directed a number of Stage Plays for the screen. The pictures that Mervyn directed were always different. He never did the same type of picture twice. Because of this, he could direct pictures that were comedies, dramas, fantasy and musicals. As talented and creative as Mervyn was, the academy award for direction was never awarded to him.
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