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Margaret. Shenberg. Mayer. Birth. 3 Oct 1883. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 21 May 1955 (aged 71) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Mayer had two daughters from his first marriage to Margaret Shenberg (1883–1955), which ended in divorce in 1947.
- Mayer Might I. Mayer was a self-made man in every sense of the word. As actress Ann Rutherford put it, "If anybody on earth ever created himself, Louis B. Mayer did."
- I Made You, I Can Break You. Mayer was the epitome of the rigid and terrifying Hollywood studio system. He loved making "discoveries"—he was the man behind screen sirens like Greta Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, and Norma Shearer—and insisted that he made the stars.
- The Man Behind the Curtain. In front of his staff, Mayer presented a calm, paternal presence. Behind closed doors, the truth was much different. Multiple insiders witnessed Mayer's infamous temper tantrums, complete with loud sobbing and furious ranting.
- Immigrant Song. When he was a boy, Mayer's family moved from their Soviet hometown to New Brunswick in search of a better life. Sadly, "a better life" isn't what they got.
Irene Gladys Mayer was born in Brooklyn, the younger of two sisters born to film producer Louis B. Mayer and his first wife, Margaret Shenberg Mayer. Her sister, Edith (1905–1987), was nicknamed "Edie." [1] .
Explore genealogy for Margaret (Shenberg) Mayer born 1883 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States died 1955 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States including research + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
- Female
- October 3, 1883
- Louis Burt Mayer
- May 21, 1955
Within six months he married Margaret Shenberg the daughter of the kosher butcher across the street. They moved in with her family. Soon after their first daughter was born a year later, they moved to Brooklyn.
Irene Mayer Selznick was born on April 2, 1907, to Louis B. and Margaret (Shenberg) Mayer. Her paternal and maternal grandparents had come to New Brunswick, Canada, in the early 1880s from Vilna and Kovno on the then Russian-Polish border.
