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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). 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.
KNOWN FOR
Hollywood
1980
Greed
1924
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Rat Pack
2022
He Who Gets Slapped
1924
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
I Take This Woman
1940
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
21
Producing
25
Crew
13