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Mervyn LeRoy Biography
Birth Name:Mervyn LeRoy
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, United States
Profession Director, Producer, Actor, Costume department, Writer, Assistant director, Production manager
Fast Facts
- LeRoy has a Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 1560 Vine Street
- LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent shows as a singer to make money growing up
- Introduced actor Ronald Reagan to his future wife, actress Nancy Regan
- On the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Park Racetrack, a well-known horse track and poker card room in Inglewood, Calif․, from 1941 until his death in 1987, and was its president until 1985
Awards
- 1943Oscar-Best Director: nominated
- 1948Crystal Globe-Best Film: nominated
- 1952DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1956DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1962DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1963Golden Globe-Best Director: nominated