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Louis B. Mayer

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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.

Born

Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine] on 12th July 1884

Died

29th October 1957

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And the Oscar Goes To...
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Rat Pack
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years Image
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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Sid & Judy
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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Actors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
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Showbiz Goes to War
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory Image
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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1925 Studio Tour Image
1925 Studio Tour
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Judy Garland: By Myself Image
Judy Garland: By Myself
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
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Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner
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Seeing Stars
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Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
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Girl 27 Image
Girl 27
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Another Romance of Celluloid Image
Another Romance of Celluloid
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So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM Image
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
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Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
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The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
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