Known For
Production
Born
Jul 12, 1884
Died
Oct 29, 1957
Place of Birth
Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Credits
56 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive photos)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Actors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
I Take This Woman
Producer
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Himself
West of Zanzibar
Presenter
Detectives
Producer
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
Mike
Presenter
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Producer
Proud Flesh
Presenter
Man and Maid
Producer
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Excuse Me
Presenter
He Who Gets Slapped
Presenter
Greed
Executive Producer
So This Is Marriage?
Presenter
The Snob
Presenter
Wine of Youth
Producer
Thy Name Is Woman
Producer
Strangers of the Night
Producer
The Famous Mrs. Fair
Presenter
Hearts Aflame
Presenter
Seeing Stars
Self
Rose o' the Sea
Producer
The Woman He Married
Producer
Playthings of Destiny
Producer
Habit
Producer
Old Dad
Presenter
Harriet and the Piper
Producer
The Inferior Sex
Producer
The Fighting Shepherdess
Producer
Human Desire
Producer
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Producer
Mary Regan
Producer
A Midnight Romance
Producer