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Louis B. Mayer. Mayer was born Lazar Meir in the Ukraine and grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after his parents fled Russian oppression in 1886. He had a brutal childhood, raised in poverty and suffering physical and emotional abuse from his nearly-illiterate peddler father. In the early 1890s, he changed his name to Louis and ...
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Louis B. Mayer. Not to be confused with the jurist Louis B. Meyer. Louis Burt Mayer ( / ˈmeɪ.ər /; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884 [3] – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American [1] film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie ...
Over the next 25 years, MGM was "the Tiffany of the studios," producing more films and movie stars than any other studio in the world. Mayer became the prime creator of the enduring Hollywood of myth, home to stars like Clark Gable , Judy Garland , Joan Crawford, and Jean Harlow.
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- October 29, 1957
- July 12, 1884
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).
Furiosa First Reviews. Most Anticipated 2025 Movies. Best Movies of All Time. TV Premiere Dates. Louis B. Mayer. Highest Rated: 96% Greed (1924) Lowest Rated: 96% Greed (1924) Birthday:...
- July 12, 1884
One of the legendary moguls of Hollywood's Golden Age, Louis B. Mayer rose from the immigrant son of a junkman to the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer beginning with the company's inception in 1924 to his ouster in 1951. It was Mayer who helped to establish the studio's reputation as a glamorous...
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