Production
Louis B. Mayer
FR, EN, SV cinema · 55 credits
Born
12 July 1884
Died
29 October 1957 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
Also known as Lazar Meir · Louis Burt Mayer · Louis Mayer · L.B. Mayer · L. B. Mayer · Lazar Mayer
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
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive photos)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
as Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Actors and Sin
as Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
I Take This Woman
Producer
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
Detectives
Producer
West of Zanzibar
Presenter
Mike
1926
Mike
Presenter
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
Proud Flesh
Presenter
Excuse Me
Presenter
Wine of Youth
Producer
Greed
Executive Producer
He Who Gets Slapped
Presenter
Thy Name Is Woman
Producer
So This Is Marriage?
Presenter
The Snob
Presenter
Strangers of the Night
Presenter, Producer
The Famous Mrs. Fair
Presenter
Hearts Aflame
Presenter
Seeing Stars
as Self
Rose o' the Sea
Producer, Presenter
Habit
Producer
Old Dad
Presenter
Harriet and the Piper
Producer, Presenter
The Inferior Sex
Producer
Human Desire
Producer
A Midnight Romance
Producer
Mary Regan
Producer
Virtuous Wives
Producer
Dimples
Producer
Lovely Mary
Producer
