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Girl 27 (2007) -- The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal

Overview

Date of Birth:

12 July 1884, Minsk, Belarus more

Date of Death:

29 October 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

Born Lazar Mayer sometime between 1880-1886 (his actual birth date is unknown)... more

Trivia:

One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... more

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Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

3 wins more

NewsDesk:
(7 articles)

Heads Continue To Fall At Disney
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 10 November 2009, 1:31 PM, PST)

Disney Boss Resigns
 (From WENN. 9 November 2009, 5:36 PM, PST)


Filmography

Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. West of Zanzibar (1928) (presenter)
  2. Memory Lane (1926) (presenter)
  3. Mike (1926) (presenter)
  4. The Unholy Three (1925) (presenter)
  5. Fine Clothes (1925) (presenter)
  6. The White Desert (1925) (presenter)
  7. Proud Flesh (1925) (presenter)
  8. The Sporting Venus (1925) (presenter)
  9. Man and Maid (1925) (presenter)
  10. Confessions of a Queen (1925) (presenter)
  11. The Denial (1925) (presenter)
  12. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925) (presenter)
  13. Lady of the Night (1925) (presenter)
  14. The Great Divide (1925) (presenter)
  15. Excuse Me (1925) (presenter)
  16. The Dixie Handicap (1924) (presenter)
  17. Greed (1924) (presenter)
  18. The Wife of the Centaur (1924) (presenter)
  19. So This Is Marriage? (1924) (presenter)
  20. The Silent Accuser (1924) (presenter)
  21. The Snob (1924) (presenter)
  22. Married Flirts (1924) (presenter)
  23. His Hour (1924) (presenter)
  24. The Red Lily (1924) (presenter)
  25. Sinners in Silk (1924) (presenter)
  26. Wine of Youth (1924) (presenter)
  27. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924) (presenter)
  28. Bread (1924) (presenter)
  29. Why Men Leave Home (1924) (presenter)
  30. Women Who Give (1924) (presenter)
  31. The Eternal Struggle (1923) (presenter)
    ... aka Masters of Women (USA: alternative title)
  32. Strangers of the Night (1923) (presenter)
    ... aka Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (UK)
  33. The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923) (presenter)
  34. Hearts Aflame (1923) (presenter)
  35. Rose o' the Sea (1922) (presenter)
  36. One Clear Call (1922) (presenter)
  37. The Woman He Married (1922) (presenter)
  38. A Question of Honor (1922) (presenter)
  39. The Song of Life (1922) (presenter)
  40. Her Mad Bargain (1921) (presenter)
  41. The Invisible Fear (1921) (presenter)
  42. The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) (presenter)
  43. Sowing the Wind (1921) (presenter)
  44. Habit (1921) (presenter)
  45. Harriet and the Piper (1920) (presenter)
    ... aka Paying the Piper (UK)
  46. The Woman in His House (1920) (presenter)
  47. The Fighting Shepherdess (1920) (presenter)
    ... aka Vindication
  48. Old Dad (1920) (presenter)

  49. The Bishop's Emeralds (1919) (presenter)
  50. A Midnight Romance (1919) (presenter)
Producer:
  1. I Take This Woman (1940) (producer) (uncredited)

  2. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
  3. Greed (1924) (executive producer) (uncredited)
  4. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) (presents)
  5. Wine of Youth (1924) (producer) (uncredited)
  6. Why Men Leave Home (1924) (producer)
  7. Thy Name Is Woman (1924) (executive producer)
  8. The Wanters (1923) (producer)
  9. Strangers of the Night (1923) (producer)
    ... aka Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (UK)
  10. Rose o' the Sea (1922) (producer)
  11. The Woman He Married (1922) (producer)
  12. A Question of Honor (1922) (producer)
  13. Her Mad Bargain (1921) (producer)
  14. The Invisible Fear (1921) (producer)
  15. Playthings of Destiny (1921) (producer)
  16. Sowing the Wind (1921) (producer)
  17. Habit (1921) (producer)
  18. Harriet and the Piper (1920) (producer)
    ... aka Paying the Piper (UK)
  19. The Woman in His House (1920) (producer)
  20. The Yellow Typhoon (1920) (producer)
    ... aka The Yellow Taifun
  21. Polly of the Storm Country (1920) (producer)
  22. The Inferior Sex (1920) (producer)
  23. The Fighting Shepherdess (1920) (producer)
    ... aka Vindication

  24. In Old Kentucky (1919) (producer)
  25. Human Desire (1919) (producer)
  26. Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919) (producer)
  27. Mary Regan (1919) (producer)
  28. A Midnight Romance (1919) (producer)
  29. Virtuous Wives (1918) (producer)
  30. Somewhere in America (1917) (producer)
  31. The Great Secret (1917) (producer)
  32. Lovely Mary (1916) (producer)
  33. Dimples (1916) (producer)
  34. Barbara Frietchie (1915) (producer)
  35. Always in the Way (1915) (producer)
Production Manager:
  1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (executive in charge of production) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Himself
  2. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (1937) .... Himself
  4. The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937) .... Himself
  5. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself
  6. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930) .... Himself

  7. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) .... Himself - MGM Vice President
Archive Footage:
  1. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007) (V) .... Himself
  4. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. Girl 27 (2007) .... Himself
  6. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  7. Garbo (2005) .... Himself
  8. Facing the Past (2005) (V) .... Himself
  9. Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  10. So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  11. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Himself (photo)
  12. Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V) .... Himself
  13. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  14. "American Masters"
        - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - None Without Sin (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  15. Begin the Beguine (2003) (V) .... Himself
  16. Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself
  18. Junket Whore (1998) .... Himself
  19. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)
  21. Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "Biography"
        - Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  23. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  24. The Casting Couch (1995) (V)
  25. "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) .... Himself
  26. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Head of MGM
  27. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story"
        - Dark Victory (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  29. Hollywood on Trial (1976) .... Himself
  30. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV) .... Himself - film clips
  31. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  32. Actor's and Sin (1952) .... Himself (Woman of Sin sequence)


Additional Details

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14 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 1 Article more

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy | Short more


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