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    Louis B. Mayer

    Canadian-American film producer

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  1. 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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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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).

  4. 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
  5. Louis B. Mayer. Producer: The Great Secret. 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.

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    • October 29, 1957
    • July 12, 1884
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  7. 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.

  8. Apr 30, 2024 · Such pictures as Ben-Hur (1925), Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), and The Good Earth (1937) gained MGM the reputation for entertaining films of consistently high quality. In addition, Mayer was the guiding spirit behind the founding in 1927 of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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