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Leslie Groves

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.

Birthday

1896-08-17

Place of birth

Albany, New York, USA

Death day

1970-07-13

Gallery

Movies

The Day After Trinity

Character: Self (archive footage)

Release date: 01/20/1981

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Character: Self - Director, Manhattan Project (voice) (archive sound)

Release date: 07/09/2023

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Character: Self

Release date: 01/05/1965

Death in Focus

Character: Lieutenant General/ Engineer

Release date: 01/02/1989

A Compassionate Spy

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release date: 08/31/2022