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Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was the person at MGM who approved the production of "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the San Francisco native became MGM production head in 1938. He brought a reputation for savvy production choices that led to controlled production costs but huge revenues. He chose to translate to the silver screen the hugely popular children's story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919).

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