Louis B. Mayer
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.
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- Born:
- Jul 12, 1884 In Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 9
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Seeing Stars 1922-10-29
- Latest Project:
- Movie And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Facing the Past | Self (archive footage) | 2005-05-10 |
| Movie | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM | Self (archive footage) | 2004-12-07 |
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | Actors and Sin | Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage) | 1952-06-18 |
| Movie | 1925 Studio Tour | Self | 1925-04-09 |
| Movie | Seeing Stars | Self | 1922-10-29 |