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Louis B. Mayer. Not to be confused with the jurist Louis B. Meyer. Louis B. Mayer. Mayer in 1953. Born. Lazar Meir. July 12, 1884. Dymer, Ukraine (most likely) Died. October 29, 1957 (1957-10-29) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place. Home of Peace Cemetery (East Los Angeles) Nationality.
- Canadian-American
- 2, including Irene Mayer Selznick
- 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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Louis B. Mayer (born July 12, 1884, Dymer, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)—died October 29, 1957, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Russian-born American businessman who, for nearly 30 years, was the most powerful motion-picture executive in Hollywood.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and career of Louis B. Mayer, one of the founders of MGM and a powerful Hollywood mogul. From his humble origins in Ukraine to his rise as a theater and film producer, he shaped the industry and its stars.
- Additional Crew, Producer, Actor
- October 29, 1957
- July 12, 1884
Jul 6, 2005 · In his wonderfully readable biography of Mayer, "Lion of Hollywood," Scott Eyman paints a vivid portrait of Mayer and the studio he ran with blood, bile and singular common sense.
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Louis B. Mayer was a Ukrainian-born Canadian-American film producer and studio executive who co-founded MGM. He was known for his lavish lifestyle, his Hollywood influence, and his discovery and nurturing of many stars.
Louis Burt Mayer was a Canadian-American 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 studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors, and stars in Hollywood.
