Louis B. Mayer
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.
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive photos)
2019
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Actors and Sin
as Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
1952
I Take This Woman
Producer (Production)
1940
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
as Himself
1937
West of Zanzibar
Presenter (Crew)
1928
Detectives
Producer (Production)
1928
Mike
Presenter (Crew)
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Producer (Production)
1925
Proud Flesh
Presenter (Crew)
1925
Man and Maid
Producer (Production)
1925
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925
Excuse Me
Presenter (Crew)
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
Presenter (Crew)
1924
Greed
Executive Producer (Production)
1924
So This Is Marriage?
Presenter (Crew)
1924
Wine of Youth
Producer (Production)
1924
Thy Name Is Woman
Producer (Production)
1924
Strangers of the Night
Producer (Production)
1923
The Famous Mrs. Fair
Presenter (Crew)
1923
Hearts Aflame
Presenter (Crew)
1923
Seeing Stars
as Self
1922
Rose o' the Sea
Producer (Production)
1922
The Woman He Married
Producer (Production)
1922
Playthings of Destiny
Producer (Production)
1921
Habit
Producer (Production)
1921
Old Dad
Presenter (Crew)
1920
Harriet and the Piper
Producer (Production)
1920
The Inferior Sex
Producer (Production)
1920
The Fighting Shepherdess
Producer (Production)
1920
Human Desire
Producer (Production)
1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Producer (Production)
1919
Mary Regan
Producer (Production)
1919
A Midnight Romance
Producer (Production)
1919
Virtuous Wives
Producer (Production)
1918
The Great Secret
Producer (Production)
1917
Lovely Mary
Producer (Production)
1916
Dimples
Producer (Production)
1916
Barbara Frietchie
Producer (Production)
1915