Norman Z. McLeod

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1898-09-20

Deathday 1964-01-27 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Grayling, Michigan, USA

Also Known As Норман З. МакЛеод, Norman McLeod

Norman Z. McLeod

Biography

Norman Zenos McLeod (September 20, 1898, Grayling, Michigan – January 27, 1964, Hollywood, California) was an American film director, cartoonist and writer. He is considered one of the best directors of comedy films of all time. McLeod made several successful and influential movies such as Taking A Chance (1928), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), Topper (1937) and Merrily We Live (1938). Other memorable films directed by McLeod includes It's a Gift (1934) with W.C. Fields, and the Danny Kaye comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). His nickname, as recorded on a publicity still on the set of Monkey Business, was "Macko." Description above from the Wikipedia article Norman Z. McLeod, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

1959
Alias Jesse James

as Director

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Director

1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1951
My Favorite Spy

as Director

1950
Let's Dance

as Director

1948
The Paleface

as Director

1948
Isn't It Romantic?

as Director

1947
Road to Rio

as Director

1946
1943
Swing Shift Maisie

as Director

1943
The Powers Girl

as Director

1942
Panama Hattie

as Director

1942
Jackass Mail

as Director

1941
Lady Be Good

as Director

1941
1940
Little Men

as Director

1939
Remember?

as Director

1938
1938
1938
Merrily We Live

as Director

1937
Topper

as Director

1936
1936
1936
Early to Bed

as Director

1935
Coronado

as Director

1935
Here Comes Cookie

as Director

1935
Redheads on Parade

as Director

1934
It's a Gift

as Director

1934
Melody in Spring

as Director

1934
Many Happy Returns

as Director

1933
1933
1933
Mama Loves Papa

as Director

1932
Horse Feathers

as Director

1932
If I Had a Million

as Director

1932
The Miracle Man

as Director

1931
Monkey Business

as Director

1931
Finn and Hattie

as Director

1931
Touchdown!

as Director

1930
Along Came Youth

as Director

1927
Wings

as Assistant Director

Art

1928
The Play Girl

as Title Designer

1924
Grandpa's Girl

as Title Illustration

1924
Getting Gertie's Goat

as Title Illustration

1923
Fool Proof

as Title Illustration

1923
A Perfect 36

as Title Illustration

Writer

1939
Remember?

as Screenplay

1939
Remember?

as Original Story

1931
Skippy

as Writer

1931
Sooky

as Writer

1928
The Air Circus

as Scenario Writer

Visual Effects

1928
Long Hose

as Animation