Norman Z. McLeod

Norman Z. McLeod
Born
Norman Zenos McLeod

(1898-09-20)September 20, 1898
Grayling, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 1964(1964-01-27) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Washington
OccupationFilm director
SpouseEvelyn Ward
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame

Norman Zenos McLeod (September 20, 1898 – January 27, 1964) was an American film director.

McLeod's most acclaimed work was made in collaboration with major comic performers of the 1930s, and included such films as the first original Marx Brothers comedies Monkey Business (1931) and Horse Feathers (1932), the most acclaimed W.C. Fields film It's a Gift (1934), the Danny Kaye vehicle The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), and The Paleface starring Bob Hope (1948). He also directed the first two installments of the Topper franchise.

His last directed film was Alias Jesse James (1959). In his later years, McLeod was recruited by writer Rod Serling to direct silent film comedy legend Buster Keaton in the 1961 Richard Matheson-penned "Once Upon a Time" episode of Serling's classic CBS television series The Twilight Zone.

Personal life

He was educated at the University of Washington and spent two years as a fighter pilot in the Army Air Service in France during World War I. He was married to Evelyn Ward, whom he married in 1926, until his death in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, on January 26, 1964, from a stroke at age 65.[1] McLeod was buried in the Court of Freedom courtyard at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

On February 8, 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contributions to the motion picture industry at 1724 Vine Street.[1][2]

Filmography

As director

References

  1. ^ a b "Norman Z. McLeod". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Norman Z. McLeod | Hollywood Walk of Fame". walkoffame.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

Further reading

  • Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007). 501 Movie Directors. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 103. ISBN 9781844035731. OCLC 1347156402.
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