Louis B. Mayer
(1884-1957)
Canadian-American film producer
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Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American 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.
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Lazar Meir 12 July 1884 Dymer, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine
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29 October 1957 (aged 73) Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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