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Louis B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer

ActorProducerCrew Jul 12 (died age 73) Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine] 1915–2025 (110 year career)
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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

Greed
Film

Greed

Executive Producer
He Who Gets Slapped
Film

He Who Gets Slapped

Presenter
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Film

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Producer
West of Zanzibar
Film

West of Zanzibar

Presenter
Sid & Judy
Film

Sid & Judy

Self (archive photos)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Film

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
Film

1925 Studio Tour

Self
Seeing Stars
Film

Seeing Stars

Self

Filmography