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Louis B. Mayer

Jul 12, 1884 - Oct 29, 1957 (73 years old) in Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]

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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

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
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Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
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Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
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Actors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
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1925 Studio Tour
Self
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
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Seeing Stars
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Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
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Sid & Judy
Self (archive photos)

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