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Louis B. Mayer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir in the Russian Empire; July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was an American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM). Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors and stars in Hollywood. Mayer was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.


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Born:
Jul 12, 1884 In Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Movie/TV Credits:
19
First Appeared:
In the movie Seeing Stars 1922-10-29
Latest Project:
Movie Rat Pack 2022-01-11
Known For
Poster of James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Poster of Another Romance of Celluloid
Poster of The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Poster of 1925 Studio Tour
Filmography
Movie Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022-01-11
Movie Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Self (archive footage) 2019-05-22
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009-07-02
Movie Girl 27 Self (archive footage) 2007-07-27
Movie Facing the Past Self (archive footage) 2005-05-10
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self (archive footage) 2004-02-03
Movie So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM Self (archive footage) 2004-12-07
Movie Judy Garland: By Myself Self (archive footage) 2004-02-25
Movie The Casting Couch (archive footage) 1995-01-01
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
Movie Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown Self (archive footage) 1986-01-01
Movie Hollywood: The Dream Factory Self (archive footage) 1972-01-10
Movie Hollywood: The Selznick Years Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1961-12-31
Movie Actors and Sin Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage) 1952-06-18
Movie Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938-02-05
Movie The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention Himself 1937-01-01
Movie 1925 Studio Tour Self 1925-04-09
Movie Seeing Stars Self 1922-10-29