Louis B. Mayer
Production
- Born:
- 1884-07-12
- Died:
- 1957-10-29
- Place of birth:
- Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
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
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Rat Pack
Sid & Judy
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Judy Garland: By Myself
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Showbiz Goes to War
Hollywood
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Actors and Sin
Another Romance of Celluloid
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
1925 Studio Tour
Seeing Stars