Louis B. Mayer
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 (19 titles)
6.5MovieGene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · 2025
9.0MovieRat Pack
Self (archive footage) · 2022
7.4MovieSid & Judy
Self (archive photos) · 2019
7.5Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage) · 2009
6.7MovieStardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage) · 2006
7.5MovieSo Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Self (archive footage) · 2004
8.3MovieJudy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage) · 2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage) · 2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003
8.0MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage) · 1995
6.5MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage) · 1987
8.0MovieGreta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Self (archive footage) · 1986
10.0MovieShowbiz Goes to War
(archive footage) · 1982
7.3MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage) · 1972
6.3MovieActors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage) · 1952
5.3MovieAnother Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited) · 1938
The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention
Himself · 1937
6.3Movie1925 Studio Tour
Self · 1925
4.9MovieSeeing Stars
Self · 1922