1950, Rome, ITALY: The USA Jewish movie director MERVYN LeROY (1900 - 1987), cousin of movie producer Jesse Lasky. Autographed photo when was in Cinecitta' (Roma) for the making of movie QUO VADIS (1951). n 1931 he directed the gangster epic Little Caesar, launching Edward G. Robinson into stardom. In 1938 he was chosen as head of production at MGM, where he was responsible for the decision to make The Wizard of Oz. He was responsible for discovering Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner.