Born 1898 (age 65) · Grayling, Michigan, USA
Appears in 56 titles

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.

Filmography

Horse Feathers
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932
Director
Monkey Business
7.0
Monkey Business
1931
Director
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Topper
6.7
Topper
1937
Director
It's a Gift
6.3
It's a Gift
1934
Director
The Paleface
6.2
The Paleface
1948
Director
Alice in Wonderland
6.1
Alice in Wonderland
1933
Director
If I Had a Million
6.6
If I Had a Million
1932
Director
Road to Rio
6.8
Road to Rio
1947
Director
Merrily We Live
6.9
Merrily We Live
1938
Director
Alias Jesse James
6.0
Alias Jesse James
1959
Director
Topper Takes a Trip
6.6
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
Director
Casanova's Big Night
6.1
Casanova's Big Night
1954
Director
My Favorite Spy
6.0
My Favorite Spy
1951
Director
Lady Be Good
5.5
Lady Be Good
1941
Director
There Goes My Heart
7.3
There Goes My Heart
1938
Director
Never Wave at a WAC
5.0
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
Director
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.3
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Director
Little Men
5.7
Little Men
1940
Director
Pennies from Heaven
7.2
Pennies from Heaven
1936
Director