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Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Directing1896Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies. French director Jean Renoir once said that "Leo McCarey understood people better than any other Hollywood director."

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Acting History

1994
Love Affair
Original Film Writer
1963
1962
1958
1957
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVDirector• 2 eps
1952
My Son John
as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
My Son John
Screenplay
My Son John
Director
My Son John
Producer
1951
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1950
1948
Good Sam
Director
Good Sam
Screenplay
Good Sam
Producer
1945
1944
Going My Way
Producer
Going My Way
Director
1942
1940
My Favourite Wife
Original Story
1939
Love Affair
Director
Love Affair
Producer
1938
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
1936
1935
1934
1933
Duck Soup
Director
1932
1931
Indiscreet
Director
1930
Wild Company
Director
Blotto
Story
Radiomanía
Screenplay
Brats
Story
1929
Wrong Again
Director
Going Ga-Ga
Supervising Producer
Sky Boy
Writer
Big Business
Co-Director
Liberty
Writer
Liberty
Director
A Pair of Tights
Supervising Producer
Madame Q
Director
1928
Feed 'em and Weep
Supervising Producer
We Faw Down
Director
Habeas Corpus
Co-Director
All Parts
Writer
1927
The Battle of the Century
Production Supervisor
Sugar Daddies
Co-Director
Call of the Cuckoo
Production Supervisor
1926
Dog Shy
Director
Mama Behave
Director
Be Your Age
Director
1925
Bad Boy
Director
Hello Baby!
Director
Hard Boiled
Director
1924
All Wet
Director
Stolen Goods
Director
Sweet Daddy
Director
Why Men Work
Director
1923
Drifting
Assistant Director
White Tiger
Assistant Director
1922
The Wise Kid
Assistant Director
1921
Outside the Law
Assistant Director

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/3/1896
Day of Death
7/5/1969
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA