William LeBaron

William LeBaron
LeBaron in 1920
Born	(1883-02-16)February 16, 1883 Elgin, Illinois
Died	February 9, 1958(1958-02-09) (aged 74) Santa Monica, California
Other names	William Le Baron
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1920–1947

William LeBaron (February 16, 1883 – February 9, 1958) was an American film producer.

Biography

LeBaron's film credits included Cimarron, the film that won the Academy Award for Outstanding Production at the 4th Academy Awards ceremony for 1930/1931.

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 married to Mabel Hollins, a British musical comedy actress. He is buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.

Selected filmography

• Beau Geste (1926)
• It's the Old Army Game (1926)
• Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
• The Show-Off (1926)
• Running Wild (1927)
• Love's Greatest Mistake (1927)
• Blind Alleys (1927)
• Street Girl (1929)
• Side Street (1929)
• Rio Rita (1929)
• Beau Bandit (1930)
• Hit the Deck (1930)
• Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
• Midnight Mystery (1930)
• The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
• The Fall Guy (1930)
• Conspiracy (1930)
• She's My Weakness (1930)
• Traveling Husbands (1931)
• Cimarron (1931)
• The Sin Ship (1931)
• The Lady Refuses (1931)
• Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
• Kept Husbands (1931)
• Cracked Nuts (1931)
• The Public Defender (1931)
• She Done Him Wrong (1933)

• Baby Face (1933)
• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934)
• It's a Gift (1934)
• Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
• Klondike Annie (1936)
• Forgotten Faces (1936)
• The Princess Comes Across (1936)
• Till We Meet Again (1936)
• Born to the West (1937)
• Night of Mystery (1937)
• The Buccaneer (1938)
• Television Spy (1939)
• Emergency Squad (1940)
• Golden Gloves (1940)
• Dr. Cyclops (1940)
• Week-End in Havana (1941)
• Orchestra Wives (1942)
• Footlight Serenade (1942)
• Iceland (1942)
• Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
• The Gang's All Here (1943)
• Stormy Weather (1943)
• Pin Up Girl (1944)
• Carnegie Hall (1947)

External links

• William LeBaron at IMDb
• William LeBaron at Find a Grave