Louis B. Mayer
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
Self
Seeing Stars
Self (archive photos)
Sid & Judy
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Self (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self
1925 Studio Tour
Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Himself
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Actors and Sin
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly mène la danse
Personal Info
Known For
Production
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-07-12
Place of Birth
Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Also Known As
Lazar Meir