Biography
William LeBaron (February 16, 1883 – February 9, 1958) was an American film producer, lyricist, librettist, playwright, and screenwriter.
LeBaron authored several plays for Broadway; including the books and lyrics for several musicals in addition to non-musical works staged in New York City between 1911 and 1925. Some of these plays were adapted into films; including his 1917 play The Very Idea, which was made into a silent film in 1920 and a talking picture in 1929; and his 1921 play Nobody's Money, which was adapted into a film in 1923. He also authored the libretti to operettas composed by Victor Herbert, Emmerich Kálmán, Fritz Kreisler and Victor Jacobi.By 1926 LeBaron had relocated from New York City to Los Angeles, and was thereafter predominantly active as a film producer. His film credits included Cimarron, which won the Academy Award for Outstanding Production at the 4th Academy Awards ceremony for 1930/1931. LeBaron also produced landmark comedy features from W. C. Fields, Mae West and Wheeler and Woolsey. In addition to being a producer, LeBaron served as the last production chief of Film Booking Offices of America and at FBO's successor, RKO Pictures, where he was replaced by David O. Selznick. LeBaron was born in Elgin, Illinois on February 16, 1883. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Chicago and New York University, and then spent a decade writing musical scores and lyrics for Broadway shows. He then wrote for some magazines and publications, before Joseph Kennedy, an investor in several of LeBaron's plays, suggested that LeBaron move to California in 1924. He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1933 and became a production chief at several studios, including RKO Studios (1929-1931), Paramount Studios (1936-1941) and 20th Century Fox (1941 until his retirement in 1947).LeBaron died on February 9, 1958, a week before his 75th birthday, and was buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory. He was married to Mabel Hollins (1887-1955), a British musical comedy actress.
Filmography
all 186
Movies 186
Producer 175
Writer 8
Carnegie Hall (1947)
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
Greenwich Village (1944)
Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
Pin Up Girl (1944)
The Gang's All Here (1943)
Wintertime (1943)
Stormy Weather (1943)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
Iceland (1942)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Footlight Serenade (1942)
Song of the Islands (1942)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Life with Henry (1941)
Victory (1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
Christmas in July (1940)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
Golden Gloves (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Moon Over Burma (1940)
Those Were the Days! (1940)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
Safari (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Typhoon (1940)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Road to Singapore (1940)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
Emergency Squad (1940)
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
The Night of Nights (1939)
Geronimo (1939)
Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
The Star Maker (1939)
Our Leading Citizen (1939)
Beau Geste (1939)
Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
Midnight (1939)
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
If I Were King (1938)
Men with Wings (1938)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Tip-Off Girls (1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Romance in the Dark (1938)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
The Buccaneer (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
Ebb Tide (1937)
Night Club Scandal (1937)
Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Artists & Models (1937)
Easy Living (1937)
Night of Mystery (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
The Plainsman (1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Three Married Men (1936)
Yours for the Asking (1936)
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
Till We Meet Again (1936)
Give Us This Night (1936)
Klondike Annie (1936)
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
Coronado (1935)
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
Goin' to Town (1935)
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
It's a Gift (1934)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
I'm No Angel (1933)
Too Much Harmony (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
College Humor (1933)
Terror Aboard (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Night After Night (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
Ghost Valley (1932)
Ladies of the Jury (1932)
Girl of the Rio (1932)
Men of Chance (1931)
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
Consolation Marriage (1931)
Secret Service (1931)
Are These Our Children? (1931)
Way Back Home (1931)
Friends and Lovers (1931)
Smart Woman (1931)
The Gay Diplomat (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
High Stakes (1931)
Traveling Husbands (1931)
The Woman Between (1931)
Spain Night (1931)
The Public Defender (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Three Who Loved (1931)
Transgression (1931)
Everything’s Rosie (1931)
The Sin Ship (1931)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
Bachelor Apartment (1931)
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
Behind Office Doors (1931)
The Lady Refuses (1931)
Kept Husbands (1931)
Cimarron (1931)
Beau Ideal (1931)
The Royal Bed (1931)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Danger Lights (1930)
The Silver Horde (1930)
The Pay-Off (1930)
Check and Double Check (1930)
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
Leathernecking (1930)
Lawful Larceny (1930)
Conspiracy (1930)
She's My Weakness (1930)
Dixiana (1930)
Shooting Straight (1930)
Inside the Lines (1930)
The Fall Guy (1930)
Midnight Mystery (1930)
The Runaway Bride (1930)
The Cuckoos (1930)
He Knew Women (1930)
Alias French Gertie (1930)
Lovin' the Ladies (1930)
Framed (1930)
Beau Bandit (1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
Second Wife (1930)
Girl of the Port (1930)
Hit the Deck (1929)
Dance Hall (1929)
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
Tanned Legs (1929)
Jazz Heaven (1929)
Night Parade (1929)
Half Marriage (1929)
The Delightful Rogue (1929)
The Very Idea (1929)
Rio Rita (1929)
Side Street (1929)
Street Girl (1929)
Love In The Desert (1929)
Outlawed (1929)
King Cowboy (1928)
Young Whirlwind (1928)
The Perfect Crime (1928)
Rubber Heels (1927)
Running Wild (1927)
Knockout Reilly (1927)
The Ace of Cads (1926)
Fine Manners (1926)
The Show Off (1926)
It's the Old Army Game (1926)
Stage Struck (1925)
Manhandled (1924)
Nobody's Money (1923)
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
Humoresque (1920)
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GenderMale
Birthday1883-02-16
Deathday1958-02-09 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceElgin, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Le. Baron, William Le Baron
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