Louis B. Mayer
Production • Born 1884-07-12 – Died 1957-10-29
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.
Filmography
17 credits
Seeing Stars
Movie • 1922
Self
Sid & Judy
Movie • 2019
Self (archive photos)
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie • 1982
(archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie • 1972
Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
Movie • 2003
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
Movie • 1925
Self
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Movie • 1986
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Another Romance of Celluloid
Movie • 1938
Self (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Movie • 1937
Himself
Actors and Sin
Movie • 1952
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)