Louis B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer

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Born 1884-07-12 Died 1957-10-29 Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine] 55 credits star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Canada's Walk of Fame 1 Academy Honorary Award 1

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Won 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Canada's Walk of Fame 1 won

  • 2004 Canada's Walk of Fame Won

Academy Honorary Award 1 won

  • 1951 Academy Honorary Award Won

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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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Filmography
Producing 25 credits
Greed
Greed
1924 · 76% · Executive Producer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · ★ 7.3 · Producer
Lovely Mary
Lovely Mary
1916 · Producer
Habit
Habit
1921 · Producer
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman
1940 · Producer
The Inferior Sex
The Inferior Sex
1920 · Producer
Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth
1924 · Producer
Human Desire
Human Desire
1919 · Producer
Mary Regan
Mary Regan
1919 · Producer
The Great Secret
The Great Secret
1917 · Producer
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Her Kingdom of Dreams
1919 · Producer
A Midnight Romance
A Midnight Romance
1919 · Producer
Harriet and the Piper
Harriet and the Piper
1920 · Producer, Presenter
Playthings of Destiny
Playthings of Destiny
1921 · Producer
Always in the Way
Always in the Way
1915 · Producer
Thy Name Is Woman
Thy Name Is Woman
1924 · Producer
The Fighting Shepherdess
The Fighting Shepherdess
1920 · Producer
Rose o' the Sea
Rose o' the Sea
1922 · Producer, Presenter
Man and Maid
Man and Maid
1925 · Producer
Strangers of the Night
Strangers of the Night
1923 · Producer, Presenter
Detectives
Detectives
1928 · Producer
Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie
1915 · Producer
Dimples
Dimples
1916 · Producer
The Woman He Married
The Woman He Married
1922 · Producer
Virtuous Wives
Virtuous Wives
1918 · Producer
Acting 31 credits
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 · ★ 7.6 · Presenter
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025 · Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Self
Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy
2019 · Self (archive photos)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · 76% · Self (archive footage)
Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars
1922 · 55% · Self
West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar
1928 · Presenter
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Proud Flesh
Proud Flesh
1925 · Presenter
So This Is Marriage?
So This Is Marriage?
1924 · Presenter
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin
1952 · Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
The Famous Mrs. Fair
The Famous Mrs. Fair
1923 · Presenter
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
1925 · Presenter
Harriet and the Piper
Harriet and the Piper
1920 · Producer, Presenter
Old Dad
Old Dad
1920 · Presenter
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938 · Self (uncredited)
The Snob
The Snob
1924 · Presenter
Hearts Aflame
Hearts Aflame
1923 · Presenter
Rose o' the Sea
Rose o' the Sea
1922 · Producer, Presenter
Strangers of the Night
Strangers of the Night
1923 · Producer, Presenter
Mike
Mike
1926 · Presenter
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
1937 · Himself
Other credits 2 credits
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
Vårt kronprinspar i Hollywood
1926
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
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