Louis B. Mayer
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1884 – 1957
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Who was Louis B. Mayer?
Louis Burt Mayer was a Russian born, Canadian-American film producer. He is generally cited as the creator of the "star system" within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its golden years. He was one of the founders of AMPAS famous for its "Oscars" Academy Award. 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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- Born
- Jul 12, 1884
Minsk - Also known as
- Louis Mayer
- Ezemiel Mayer
- L.B.
- Lazar Mayer
- Lazar Meir
- The old gray Mayer
- Louis Burt Mayer
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lorena Layson
(1948/12/04 - 1957/10/29) - Margaret Shenberg
(1904/06/14 - 1947/04/28) - Beatrice Roberts
- Lorena Layson
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Belarus
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Metro Pictures
- Lived in
- Saint John
- Died
- Oct 29, 1957
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Home of Peace Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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