Deceased
How Did Leslie Groves Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 73Also known asLeslie Richard Groves Jr., Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr., Lieutenant General Leslie GrovesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/08/1896Born inAlbany, New York, USADied13/07/1970Died inWashington, D.C.Causemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ314675 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#1197810 ↗
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, the top secret research program that developed the atomic bomb during World War II, leading to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography3 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarSeries | Self - Brigadier General, U.S. Army (archive footage) | 128 |
| 2023 | To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic BombMovie | Self - Director, Manhattan Project (voice) (archive sound) | 127 |
| 2022 | A Compassionate SpyMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 126 |