Louis B. Mayer
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Born: 1884-07-12 in Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Biography
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.
Known For
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
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Rat Pack
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Sid & Judy
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Judy Garland: By Myself
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Seeing Stars
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Showbiz Goes to War
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Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
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Actors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
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Another Romance of Celluloid
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
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Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
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The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
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