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Louis B. Mayer

Louis B Mayer
Mayer in 1953
Personal information
Birth nameLazar Meir
Birth dateJuly 12, 1884
Place of birthDymer, Ukraine
Date of deathOctober 29, 1957(age 73)
Death placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer
Studio executive
Years active1915 � 1950
Spouse-Margaret Shenberg-1904-1947
-Lorena Danker-1948-1957

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Louis Burt Mayer (July 12, 1884 - October 29, 1957) born Lazar Meir ( ) 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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