Louis B. Mayer
Born: 1884-07-12
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
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972★ 6.0
Rat Pack
2022★ 9.0
Sid & Judy
2019★ 7.4
Seeing Stars
1922★ 4.9
1925 Studio Tour
1925★ 6.1
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025★ 6.5
Actors and Sin
1952★ 5.2
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987★ 6.0
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004★ 7.5
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938★ 5.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009★ 7.5
Showbiz Goes to War
1982★ 10.0
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004★ 7.0
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
1986★ 8.0