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Nov 17, 2012 · Lion of Hollywood is the definitive biography of Louis B. Mayer, the chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer—MGM—the biggest and most successful film studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age. An immigrant from tsarist Russia, Mayer began in the film business as an exhibitor but soon migrated to where the action and the power were—Hollywood.
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Dec 5, 2020 · Louis B. Mayer, circa 1941 NY Daily News via Getty Images—1941/Daily News, L.P. (New York) (New York) As the head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer was an ultra-powerful figure in Hollywood at a time when ...
Louis B. Mayer. Louis Burt Mayer ( / ˈmeɪ.ər / Sinh Lazar Meir; 12 tháng 7 năm 1884 [2] - ngày 29 Tháng 10 năm 1957) là một nhà sản xuất phim người Mỹ và là người đồng sáng lập của hãng Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) vào năm 1924. Dưới sự quản lý của Mayer, MGM trở thành hãng phim uy tín ...
Louis B (urt) Mayer (1885-1957) motion picture executive, for 25 years the most powerful producer in Hollywood. born Eliezer (Lazar) Mayer on July 4, 1885 in Minsk (now in Belarus), three years later his parents moved with him to Saint John, New Brunswick, where Mayer Sr. became a junk dealer and his wife sold chickens door to door.
Louis B. Mayer: King of Hollywood (1999) is a documentary film directed by F. Whitman Trecartin that takes a look at life of filmmaker Louis B. Mayer, who as head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios, came to rule over movie stars. The film takes a look at the personal price that Mayer paid for that success. Film summary
Mayer and Joan Crawford in 1953. Louis Burt Mayer (July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was an American movie producer. He was born Lazar Meir to Russian Jewish parents in Minsk (which is today in Belarus ). He was a part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was a founder of the Academy Awards. He died of leukemia .
Sep 26, 2019 · It was at 13 that a young Judy would commit to a contract with MGM, one of the world’s biggest film studios. According to Hollywood legend, studio boss Louis B. Mayer signed her on the spot ...
