Mervyn LeRoy

A-List

Total Box Office Draw: $663,438,561

Producer

Average ROI: 500%
ROI Rank: 150
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Movies

Title
The Wizard of Oz

Score
97%

Year
1939

Box Office
$25,637,669

Known For & ROIs

The Wizard of Oz

500%

ROI Commentary:

Average ROI: 500%
ROI Rank: 150

Mervyn LeRoy is in the top 3% of movie producers in the Fresh Kernels Database, and his A-List status is well deserved!

Bio:

Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, film producer, and occasional actor. He was responsible for the films Little Caesar (1930), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), and The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director for Little Caesar and Quo Vadis (1951). LeRoy was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He died in 1987 at the age of 86.

Birthday:

October 14, 1900

Birthplace:

Mervyn LeRoy was born in San Francisco, California.

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