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Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Directing
15 Oct 1900
13 Sept 1987
San Francisco, California, USA

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...

Also Known As

Mervyn Le Roy, Mervyn Leroy, 머빈 르로이

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