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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 ...
Filmography. Portrayals in popular culture. See also. Notes. References. Further reading. External links. Louis B. Mayer. 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.
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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.
- Additional Crew, Producer, Actor
- October 29, 1957
- July 12, 1884
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Louis B Mayer (1884-1957) Louis B. Mayer was a genius, a brilliant and complex self-made man who rose from an apprenticeship at his father's junk business in Canada to forge MGM and American cinema as we know it today. He did more than anyone else to create the financial and artistic phenomenon that was the Hollywood dream factory.
Apr 30, 2024 · Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American businessman who, for nearly 30 years, was the most powerful motion-picture executive in Hollywood. As head of the prestigious film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he created the star system of the 1920s and ’30s and had under contract the outstanding screen personalities of the day.
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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).
