Louis B. Mayer



First NameLouis
Middle NameB.
Last NameMayer
Full Name at BirthEzemiel Mayer
Age73 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 12, 1884
BirthplaceMinsk, Byelorussia, Russian Empire
Date of DeathOctober 29, 1957
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California
Cause of DeathLeukemia
Height5' 3" (160 cm)
BuildLarge
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignCancer
ReligionJewish
EthnicityWhite
NationalityRussian
Occupation CategoryFilm/TV Producer
Claim to FameHead of MGM Studio
FatherJacob Mayer
MotherSarah Mayer
Brother(s)Jerry Mayer
Rudolph Mayer
Sister(s)Yetta Mayer
Ida Mayer
FriendsW.S. Van Dyke, Irving Thalberg, Paul Bern, Eddie Mannix, Douglas Shearer, Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard A. Rowland, B. P. Schulberg, Nicholas Schenck
Associated PeopleJohn M. Stahl
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Louis Burt Mayer (July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) born Lazar Meir (Russian: ) was an American film producer. He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in its golden years. Known always as Louis B. Mayer and often simply as "L.B.", he believed in wholesome entertainment and went to great lengths so that MGM had "more stars than there are in the heavens".


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Filmography

Selected Louis B. Mayer film and TV show credits:


Other Crew Credits

1974
That's Entertainment!
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1928
West of Zanzibar
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1926
Memory Lane
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1926
Mike
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1925
Lady of the Night
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1925
The Unholy Three
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1925
Proud Flesh
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1925
Confessions of a Queen
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1925
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
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1925
The Denial
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1925
Excuse Me
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1925
Fine Clothes
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1925
The Great Divide
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1925
Man and Maid
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1925
The Sporting Venus
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1925
The White Desert
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1924
Greed
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1924
He Who Gets Slapped
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1924
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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1924
The Red Lily
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1924
Sinners in Silk
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1924
The Snob
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1924
The Wife of the Centaur
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1924
Wine of Youth
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1924
Bread
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1924
His Hour
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1924
Married Flirts
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1924
The Silent Accuser
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1924
So This Is Marriage?
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1924
Why Men Leave Home
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1924
Women Who Give
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1924
The Dixie Handicap
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1923
The Eternal Struggle
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1923
The Famous Mrs. Fair
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1923
Strangers of the Night
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1923
Hearts Aflame
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1922
One Clear Call
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1922
A Question of Honor
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1922
Rose o' the Sea
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1922
The Woman He Married
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1922
The Song of Life
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1921
Child Thou Gavest Me, The
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1921
Habit
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1921
Her Mad Bargain
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1921
Invisible Fear, The
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1921
Sowing the Wind
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1920
Fighting Shepherdess, The
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1920
Harriet and the Piper
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1920
Old Dad
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1920
Woman in His House, The
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1919
A Midnight Romance
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1919
Bishop's Emeralds, The
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Producer Credits

1940
I Take This Woman
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1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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1924
Greed
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1924
Wine of Youth
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1924
Thy Name Is Woman
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1924
Why Men Leave Home
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1923
Strangers of the Night
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1923
The Wanters
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1922
A Question of Honor
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1922
Rose o' the Sea
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1922
The Woman He Married
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1921
Habit
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1921
Her Mad Bargain
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1921
Invisible Fear, The
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1921
Playthings of Destiny
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1921
Sowing the Wind
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1920
Fighting Shepherdess, The
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1920
Harriet and the Piper
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1920
Inferior Sex, The
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1920
Polly of the Storm Country
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1920
Woman in His House, The
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1920
Yellow Typhoon, The
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1919
Human Desire
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1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams
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1919
In Old Kentucky
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1919
Mary Regan
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1919
A Midnight Romance
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1918
Virtuous Wives
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1917
The Great Secret
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1917
Somewhere in America
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1916
Lovely Mary
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1916
Dimples
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1915
Always in the Way
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1915
Barbara Frietchie
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Production Manager Credits

1939
The Wizard of Oz
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