Skip to main content
Louis B. Mayer

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 12, 1884(73)

Day of Death

October 29, 1957

Place of Birth

Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]

Also Known As

Lazar MeirLouis Burt MayerLouis MayerL.B. MayerL. B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer

Production

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography