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Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.

Robert Z. Leonard
Leonard in 1915
Born	Robert Zigler Leonard (1889-10-07)October 7, 1889 Chicago, Illinois
Died	August 27, 1968(1968-08-27) (aged 78) Beverly Hills, California
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation	Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
Years active	1908–1957
Spouse(s)	Mae Murray ​ ​ (m. 1918; div. 1925)​ Gertrude Olmstead ​ (m. 1926)​

Biography

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star 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 nominated for Best Picture, and the latter won. Known by his nickname Pop, Leonard was brought in late by MGM as a reliable director who could get its Pride and Prejudice (1940), starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, onto the big screen.[1] One of the more unusual credits in his filmography is the film noir thriller The Bribe (1949) with its sleazy settings, slippery characters, and steamy atmosphere.

Robert Leonard died in 1968 in Beverly Hills, California of an aneurysm.[2] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, near his wife Gertrude Olmstead.

Legacy

On February 8, 1960, Robert Leonard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the motion picture industry, at 6370 Hollywood Blvd.[3][4]

Filmography

Director

Actor

• The Sea Urchin (1913)
• Shon the Piper (1913)
• Sally Scraggs, Housemaid (1913)
• The Ruby Circle (1914)
• Christmas Memories (1915)
• The Crippled Hand (1916)
• Married Flirts (1924)
• Show People (1928)
• The Firefly (1937)
• Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) (cameo scene with Lucille Ball and Preston Foster)

References

External links

• Robert Z. Leonard at IMDb
• Robert Z. Leonard at Find a Grave
• Robert Z. Leonard at Virtual History
• Robert Z. Leonard portrait from the 1910s

На других языках

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[de] Robert Z. Leonard

Robert Zigler Leonard (* 7. Oktober 1889 in Chicago, Illinois; † 27. August 1968 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur.

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[es] Robert Z. Leonard

Robert Z. Leonard (Robert Zigler Leonard: Chicago, de Illinois, 7 de octubre de 1889 - Beverly Hills, de California, 27 de agosto de 1968) fue un director, actor, guionista y productor cinematográfico estadounidense.[3]

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[ru] Леонард, Роберт (режиссёр)

Ро́берт Зи́глер Леона́рд (англ. Robert Zigler Leonard; 7 октября 1889 года, Чикаго, Иллинойс — 27 августа 1968 года, Беверли-Хиллз, Калифорния) — американский режиссёр, актёр, продюсер и сценарист.

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