Mervyn LeRoy

Gypsy -- The life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee tells the bittersweet story about an aggressive stage mother as she vows to her daughters (Natalie Wood and Ann Jillian) into the star that she never was.

The Bad Seed -- Young Patty McCormack received an Oscar nomination for her performance as a murderous child in this chilling drama classic.

Academy Award-winner Greer Garson ("Mrs. Miniver") received her second Oscar nomination for her moving portrayal of a Texas woman who overcomes the losses of her husband and child and founds a state orphanage. Co-starring Oscar-nominee Walter Pidgeon ("Mrs. Miniver," "Forbidden Planet"). Nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, this film won for Best Art Direction. Directed by Oscar-winner director/producer Mervyn LeRoy ("The Wizard of Oz," "Little Caesar").

Academy Award-winner Paul Muni ("Scarface," "The Story of Louis Pastor") received an Oscar-nomination as a World War I vet who is wrongly convicted of armed robbery and is sentenced to hard labor where he endures gross humiliation and torture at the hands of a sadistic warden. Based upon a true story. Directed by Oscar-nominee Mervyn LeRoy ("Random Harvest"). Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time.