Louis B. Mayer
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1884-07-12 - 1957-10-29
Place of Birth: Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Also Known As: Lazar Meir, Louis Burt Mayer, Louis Mayer, L.B. Mayer, L. B. Mayer, Lazar Mayer, Louis Burton Mayer, Ezemiel Mayer
Biography
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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Known For
1980Hollywood
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
2025Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1982Showbiz Goes to War
2019Sid & Judy
2022Rat Pack
1938Another Romance of Celluloid
1922Seeing Stars
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
2004Judy Garland: By Myself
1986Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
1952Actors and Sin
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004