Robert Z. Leonard
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| Born | October 7 1889 Chicago, Illinois Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Died | August 27 1968 Beverly Hills, California |
Robert Z. Leonard (October 7 1889- August 27 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent superstar Mae Murray with the two forming Tiffany Pictures to film eight motion pictures that were released by MGM.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for The Divorcee and The Great Ziegfeld. Both were also nominated for Best Picture, and the latter won.
Robert Leonard died in 1968 in Beverly Hills, California and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Robert Leonard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6368 Hollywood Blvd.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Kelly and Me (1957)
- Her Twelve Men (1954)
- Duchess of Idaho (1950)
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
- The Bribe (1949)
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
- Pride and Prejudice (1940)
- Maytime (1937)
- Piccadilly Jim (1936)
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
- Tale of Two Cities (1935) (uncredited)
- After Office Hours(1935)
- Naughty Marietta (1935) (uncredited)
- Strange Interlude (1932) (uncredited)
- Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
- The Divorcee (1930)
- The Cardboard Lover (1928)
- A Little Journey (1927)
- Danger, Go Slow (1918)
- Secret Love (1916)
- Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (1915)
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| NAME | Leonard, Robert Z. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago, Illinois Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27 1968 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Beverly Hills, California |
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