Leslie Groves

Born: 1896-08-17

Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA

Biography

Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.

Known For

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Bombshell
The Day After Trinity
A Compassionate Spy
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
Death in Focus

Top Movie Credits

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb Self - Director, Manhattan Project (voice) (archive sound)
Bombshell Self (archival footage)
The Day After Trinity Self (archive footage)
A Compassionate Spy Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb Self - Director of the Manhattan Project (archive footage)
Death in Focus Lieutenant General/ Engineer