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Louis B. Mayer

1884-07-12 – 1957-10-29 (age 73) Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
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Biography

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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

Rat Pack
Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy

2019

as Self (archive photos)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War

1982

as (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

2025

as Self (archive footage)

1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour

1925

as Self

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Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin

1952

as Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars

1922

as Self

Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid

1938

as Self (uncredited)

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

2004

as Self (archive footage)