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.

Most Famous Work

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

(1925) Producer

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Greed

(1924) Executive Producer

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He Who Gets Slapped

(1924) Presenter

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Strangers of the Night

(1923) Producer

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West of Zanzibar

(1928) Presenter

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Proud Flesh

(1925) Presenter

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Wine of Youth

(1924) Producer

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Mary Regan

(1919) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self (archive footage)	Rat Pack 2022-01-11 Movie
2019	Self (archive photos)	Sid & Judy 2019-06-26 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner 2019-05-22 Movie
2014	Self (archive footage)	And the Oscar Goes to... 2014-02-01 Movie
2009	Self (archive footage)	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02 Movie
2007	Self (archive footage)	Girl 27 2007-07-27 Movie
2005	Self (archive footage)	Facing the Past 2005-05-10 Movie
2004	Self (archive footage)	So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM 2004-12-07 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	Judy Garland: By Myself 2004-02-25 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004-02-03 Movie
1995	(archive footage)	The Casting Couch 1995-01-01 Movie
1988	Self (archive footage)	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988-11-22 Movie
1986	Self (archive footage)	Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown 1986-01-01 Movie
1982	(archive footage)	Showbiz Goes to War 1982-12-31 Movie
1972	Self (archive footage)	Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972-01-10 Movie
1961	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961-12-31 Movie
1952	Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)	Actors and Sin 1952-06-18 Movie
1938	Self (uncredited)	Another Romance of Celluloid 1938-02-05 Movie
1937	Himself	The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention 1937-01-01 Movie
1925	Self	1925 Studio Tour 1925-04-09 Movie
1922	Self	Seeing Stars 1922-10-29 Movie
	N/A	Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1940	Producer	I Take This Woman 1940-02-02 Movie
1928	Producer	Detectives 1928-06-09 Movie
1925	Producer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925-12-25 Movie
1924	Executive Producer	Greed 1924-12-04 Movie
	Producer	Wine of Youth 1924-09-15 Movie
	Producer	Thy Name Is Woman 1924-02-04 Movie
1923	Producer	Strangers of the Night 1923-09-10 Movie
1922	Producer	The Woman He Married 1922-04-09 Movie
1919	Producer	Human Desire 1919-10-31 Movie
	Producer	Her Kingdom of Dreams 1919-09-21 Movie
	Producer	Mary Regan 1919-05-04 Movie
	Producer	A Midnight Romance 1919-03-10 Movie
1916	Producer	Dimples 1916-02-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1928	Presenter	West of Zanzibar 1928-11-24 Movie
1926	Presenter	Mike 1926-05-10 Movie
1925	Presenter	Proud Flesh 1925-04-27 Movie
	Presenter	Excuse Me 1925-01-19 Movie
1924	Presenter	He Who Gets Slapped 1924-12-22 Movie
	Presenter	So This Is Marriage? 1924-11-26 Movie
1923	Presenter	Strangers of the Night 1923-09-10 Movie
	Presenter	The Famous Mrs. Fair 1923-02-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv