1900 - 1987
Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Brothers studios, the other his cohort Michael Curtiz. LeRoy's most acclaimed films of his tenure at Warners include Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) and They Won't Forget (1937).LeRoy left Warners and moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in 1939 to serve as both director and producer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mervyn LeRoy has received more than 597,530 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Mervyn LeRoy is the 357th most popular film director (down from 317th in 2019), the 2,335th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,111th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 357 out of 1,581. Before him are George Miller, Juan Antonio Bardem, Ken Russell, James L. Brooks, John Guillermin, and Louis Delluc. After him are Ray Harryhausen, Derek Jarman, Nanni Moretti, Chen Kaige, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Ladislas Starevich.
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 351
1922 - 2002
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 352
1927 - 2011
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 353
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 354
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 355
1890 - 1924
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 356
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 357
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 358
1942 - 1994
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 359
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 360
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 361
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 362
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 363
Among people born in 1900, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 89. Before him are Ernst Busch, Victor Kugler, Otto Braun, Helene Weigel, Emanuel Ringelblum, and Clyde Tolson. After him are Gilbert Ryle, Yvonne de Gaulle, Leonardo Conti, Karin Boye, Kiyoo Kanda, and Leslie White. Among people deceased in 1987, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 61. Before him are Federico Mompou, Camille Chamoun, Andrei Mironov, Anny Ondra, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Geraldine Page. After him are Gordon Gollob, Herbert Blumer, Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Charan Singh, Will Sampson, and Tawfiq al-Hakim.
1900 - 1980
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 83
1900 - 1981
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 84
1900 - 1974
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 85
1900 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 86
1900 - 1944
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 87
1900 - 1975
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 88
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 89
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 90
1900 - 1979
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 91
1900 - 1945
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 92
1900 - 1941
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 93
1900 - 1970
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 94
1900 - 1971
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 95
1893 - 1987
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 55
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 56
1941 - 1987
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 57
1903 - 1987
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 58
1901 - 1987
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 59
1924 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 60
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 61
1912 - 1987
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 62
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 63
1905 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 64
1902 - 1987
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 65
1933 - 1987
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 66
1898 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 67
Among people born in United States, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 2,335 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael W. Young (1949), Wade Williams (1961), Sela Ward (1956), Fred Ward (1942), Kamehameha II (1797), and Barbara Liskov (1939). After him are Alice Ball (1892), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), William Joyce (1906), and Don S. Davis (1942).
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,329
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,330
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,331
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,332
1797 - 1824
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,333
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,334
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,335
1892 - 1916
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,336
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,337
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,338
1911 - 1988
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,339
1906 - 1946
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,340
1942 - 2008
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,341
Among film directors born in United States, Mervyn LeRoy ranks 103. Before him are Samuel Fuller (1912), Russ Meyer (1922), William A. Wellman (1896), Nick Castle (1947), Gerard Damiano (1928), and James L. Brooks (1940). After him are Ray Harryhausen (1920), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Irvin Kershner (1923), Gene Deitch (1924), Sofia Coppola (1971), and Robert Benton (1932).
1912 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 97
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 98
1896 - 1975
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 99
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 100
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 101
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 103
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 105
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 106
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 107
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 108
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 109