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.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 58
Producer 27
self 24
TV Shows 1
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack (2022)
Movie
Self (archive photos)
Sid & Judy (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Girl 27 (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
Movie
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Actors and Sin (1952)
Movie
Producer
I Take This Woman (1940)
Movie
Self (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
Movie
Presenter
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Movie
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Producer
Detectives (1928)
Movie
Presenter
Mike (1926)
Movie
Presenter
Proud Flesh (1925)
Movie
Producer
Man and Maid (1925)
Movie
Presenter
Excuse Me (1925)
Movie
Presenter
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Movie
Executive Producer
Greed (1924)
Movie
4.62
Presenter
So This Is Marriage? (1924)
Movie
Producer
Wine of Youth (1924)
Movie
Producer
Why Men Leave Home (1924)
Movie
Producer
Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
Movie
Producer
The Wanters (1923)
Movie
Producer
Strangers of the Night (1923)
Movie
Presenter
The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)
Movie
Producer
The Woman He Married (1922)
Movie
Producer
A Question of Honor (1922)
Movie
Producer
Her Mad Bargain (1921)
Movie
Producer
The Invisible Fear (1921)
Movie
Producer
Playthings of Destiny (1921)
Movie
Producer
Sowing the Wind (1921)
Movie
Producer
Harriet and the Piper (1920)
Movie
Producer
The Yellow Typhoon (1920)
Movie
Producer
In Old Kentucky (1919)
Movie
Producer
Human Desire (1919)
Movie
Producer
Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
Movie
Producer
Mary Regan (1919)
Movie
Producer
A Midnight Romance (1919)
Movie
Producer
The Great Secret (1917)
Movie
Producer
Dimples (1916)
Movie
Information
Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-07-12
Deathday
1957-10-29 (73 years old)
Birth Place
Dymer, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Relationships
Margaret Shenberg (1903 - 1947), Lorena Layson (1948 - 1957)
Children
Edith Goetz, Irene Mayer Selznick
Citizenships
Russian Empire, United States
Also Known As
Lazar Meir, Louis Burt Mayer, Louis Mayer, L.B. Mayer, L. B. Mayer, Lazar Mayer, Louis Burton Mayer, Ezemiel Mayer
Awards
Canada's Walk of Fame, Academy Honorary Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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