Louis B. Mayer

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-07-12

Day of death

1957-10-29 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]

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

  • Sid & Judy

    Sid & Judy

  • Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Actors and Sin

    Actors and Sin

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • Seeing Stars

    Seeing Stars

  • Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Another Romance of Celluloid

    Another Romance of Celluloid

  • The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention

    The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention

  • So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM