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Robert Z. Leonard Biography

Birth Name:Robert Z. Leonard

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

Best known for his films "The Divorcee" and "The Great Ziegfeld," both of which earned him Academy Award nominations
Remained married to actress Gertrude Olmstead from 1926 to his death in 1968
Achieved acclaim as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company before embracing the position of director
Studied law at the University of Colorado, but ultimately dropped out to pursue a theatre career
Directed the first American screen test of actress Greta Garbo
Formed Tiffany Pictures with silent actress Mae Murray