The Mervyn LeRoy papers span the years circa 1930s-1980s and encompass approximately 7.6 linear feet. The collection contains production files and scripts, correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs. The photograph series consists of prints, albums, and negatives of production and biography photographs.

Mervyn LeRoy was an American director and producer active in film from 1927 to 1965. He was nominated for an Academy Award for directing RANDOM HARVEST (1942), received a Special Award (1945), and was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1975).

7 linear feet of papers. 0.6 linear feet of photographs.

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