Actor info
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Name :
Louis B. Mayer
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Born :
July 12, 1884 in Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine] (73 years at death)
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Died :
October 29, 1957
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Known for :
Production
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
20 films (1922–2025)
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Also known as :
Lazar Meir, Louis Burt Mayer, Louis Mayer, L.B. Mayer, L. B. Mayer
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). 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. Mayer was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Notable films
- Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Sid & Judy (2019) as Self (archive photos)
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
