Louis Burt Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/; born Lazar Meir) 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 studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors, and stars in Hollywood. Mayer died on October 29, 1957 aged 73.
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Mayer (right) with Irving Thalberg and Thalberg's wife, actress Norma Shearer, 1932
Mayer at Lionel Barrymore's 61st birthday in 1939; he is stood in between Clark Gable and William Powell
Mayer with Joan Crawford at the premiere of Torch Song, 1953. "To me," she once stated, "L.B. Mayer was my father, my father confessor, the best friend I ever had."
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Louis B. Mayer | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ↑ Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957. Library of Congress.
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