Leo McCarey

Legendary director, Leo McCarey, was born Thomas Leo McCarey on Oct 3, 1896 in Los Angeles, CA. McCarey died at the age of 72 on Jul 5, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA and was laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.

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Leo McCarey was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three for Best Director for The Awful Truth and Going My Way in 1937 and 1944 respectively for Best Writing for Going My Way in 1944.

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1937	Best Director	The Awful Truth (1937)	N/A	Won
1939	Best Writing	Love Affair (1939)	N/A	Nominated
1940	Best Writing	My Favorite Wife (1940)	N/A	Nominated
1944	Best Director	Going My Way (1944)	N/A	Won
1944	Best Writing	Going My Way (1944)	N/A	Won
1945	Best Director	The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)	N/A	Nominated
1952	Best Writing	My Son John (1952)	N/A	Nominated
1957	Best Music - Song	An Affair to Remember (1957)	N/A	Nominated

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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