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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-10-03 (128 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Leo McCarey

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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Known For

Acting

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited archive footage)

1952

My Son John as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)

1951

The Screen Director as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1948

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)

Directing

1962

Satan Never Sleeps as Director

1957

1955

Meet the Governor as Director
Tom and Jerry as Director

1952

My Son John as Director

1950

1948

Good Sam as Director

1945

1944

Going My Way as Director

1942

1939

Love Affair as Director

1937

The Awful Truth as Director

1936

The Milky Way as Director

1935

Ruggles of Red Gap as Director

1934

Six of a Kind as Director

1933

Duck Soup as Director

1932

The Kid from Spain as Director

1931

Indiscreet as Director

1930

Let's Go Native as Director
Part Time Wife as Director
Wild Company as Director

1929

Liberty as Director
Wrong Again as Director
The Sophomore as Director
Big Business as Co-Director
Madame Q as Director
Red Hot Rhythm as Director
Why Is a Plumber? as Director
The Unkissed Man as Director

1928

We Faw Down as Director
Pass the Gravy as Director
The Boy Friend as Director
The Family Group as Director
The Fight Pest as Director
The Finishing Touch as Co-Director
Habeas Corpus as Co-Director

1926

Bromo and Juliet as Director
Tell 'Em Nothing as Director
Be Your Age as Director
Mama Behave as Director
Long Fliv the King as Director
Crazy Like a Fox as Director
Dog Shy as Director
Charley My Boy! as Director
Mum's the Word as Director

1925

What Price Goofy? as Director
The Rat's Knuckles as Director
Innocent Husbands as Director
His Wooden Wedding as Director
The Uneasy Three as Director
Hard Boiled as Director
Bad Boy as Director
Fighting Fluid as Director
Hello Baby! as Director
Looking for Sally as Director

1924

A Ten-Minute Egg as Director
Seeing Nellie Home as Director
Outdoor Pajamas as Director
Young Oldfield as Director
Too Many Mammas as Director
All Wet as Director
Sittin' Pretty as Director
Sweet Daddy as Director
The Royal Razz as Director
Why Men Work as Director
Bungalow Boobs as Director
The Poor Fish as Director
Publicity Pays as Director
Stolen Goods as Director
Jeffries, Jr. as Director

1923

White Tiger as Assistant Director
Drifting as Assistant Director

1921

Outside the Law as Assistant Director
Society Secrets as Director

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Writing

1994

Love Affair as Original Film Writer

1963

1955

1952

My Son John as Screenplay
My Son John as Story

1948

Good Sam as Screenplay

1944

Going My Way as Story

1940

My Favorite Wife as Original Story

1939

Love Affair as Story

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady as Original Story

1930

Part Time Wife as Writer
Below Zero as Story
Hog Wild as Story
The Night Life as Writer
Fast Work as Story
The golfer as Writer
Follies of love as Writer
The golf player as Writer
Blotto as Story
Brats as Story
Radiomanía as Screenplay

1929

Perfect Day as Writer
Liberty as Writer
Men O' War as Writer
Hurdy Gurdy as Writer
Leaping Love as Writer
Berth Marks as Story
Ruby Lips as Story
Stepping Out as Story
Thin Twins as Story
Bacon Grabbers as Writer
Going Ga-Ga as Writer
Wrong Again as Story
Dad's Day as Story
Madame Q as Story
Angora Love as Writer
Movie Night as Story
Crazy Feet as Story
Sky Boy as Writer

1925

1924

Publicity Pays as Writer
Stolen Goods as Writer
Jeffries, Jr. as Writer

Production

1962

Satan Never Sleeps as Producer

1952

My Son John as Producer

1948

Good Sam as Producer

1945

1944

Going My Way as Producer

1940

My Favorite Wife as Producer

1939

Love Affair as Producer

1937

The Awful Truth as Producer

1930

Let's Go Native as Producer

1929

Going Ga-Ga as Supervising Producer
A Pair of Tights as Supervising Producer

1928

Feed 'em and Weep as Supervising Producer

1927

Call of the Cuckoo as Production Supervisor
The Battle of the Century as Production Supervisor

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