Louis B. Mayer

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Known For

The Great Secret Producer

(1917)

Rose o' the Sea Miscellaneous Crew

(1922)

Mary Regan Producer

(1919)

Her Kingdom of Dreams Producer

(1919)

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Filmography

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Miscellaneous Crew (52 credits)

1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (leadership: MGM)

1928 West of Zanzibar (presenter)

1926 Memory Lane (presenter)

1926 Mike (presenter)

1925 Fine Clothes (presenter)

1925 The Unholy Three (presenter)

1925 The White Desert (presenter)

1925 Proud Flesh (presenter)

1925 The Sporting Venus (presenter)

1925 Man and Maid (presenter)

1925 Confessions of a Queen (presenter)

1925 The Denial (presenter)

1925 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (presenter)

1925 Lady of the Night (presenter)

1925 The Great Divide (presenter)

1925 Excuse Me (presenter)

1924 The Dixie Handicap (presenter)

1924 Greed (presenter)

1924 The Wife of the Centaur (presenter)

1924 So This Is Marriage? (presenter)

1924 The Silent Accuser (presenter)

1924 The Snob (presenter)

1924 He Who Gets Slapped (presenter)

1924 Married Flirts (presenter)

1924 His Hour (presenter)

1924 The Red Lily (presenter)

1924 Sinners in Silk (presenter)

1924 Wine of Youth (presenter)

1924 Tess of the D'Urbervilles (presenter)

1924 Bread (presenter)

1924 Why Men Leave Home (presenter)

1924 Women Who Give (presenter)

1923 The Eternal Struggle (presenter)

1923 Strangers of the Night (presenter)

1923 The Famous Mrs. Fair (presenter)

1923 Hearts Aflame (presenter)

1922 Rose o' the Sea (presenter)

1922 One Clear Call (presenter)

1922 The Woman He Married (presenter)

1922 A Question of Honor (presenter)

1922 The Song of Life (presenter)

1921 Her Mad Bargain (presenter)

1921 The Invisible Fear (presenter)

1921 The Child Thou Gavest Me (presenter)

1921 Sowing the Wind (presenter)

1921 Habit (presenter)

1920 Old Dad (presenter)

1920 Harriet and the Piper (presenter)

1920 The Woman in His House (presenter)

1920 The Fighting Shepherdess (presenter)

1919 The Bishop's Emeralds (presenter)

1919 A Midnight Romance (presenter)

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Producer (34 credits)

1940 I Take This Woman (producer - uncredited)

1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (producer - uncredited)

1924 Greed (executive producer - uncredited)

1924 Wine of Youth (producer - uncredited)

1924 Why Men Leave Home (producer)

1924 Thy Name Is Woman (executive producer)

1923 The Wanters (producer)

1923 Strangers of the Night (producer)

1922 Rose o' the Sea (producer)

1922 The Woman He Married (producer)

1922 A Question of Honor (producer)

1921 Her Mad Bargain (producer)

1921 The Invisible Fear (producer)

1921 Playthings of Destiny (producer)

1921 Sowing the Wind (producer)

1921 Habit (producer)

1920 Harriet and the Piper (producer)

1920 The Woman in His House (producer)

1920 The Yellow Typhoon (producer)

1920 Polly of the Storm Country (producer)

1920 The Inferior Sex (producer)

1920 The Fighting Shepherdess (producer)

1919 In Old Kentucky (producer)

1919 Human Desire (producer)

1919 Her Kingdom of Dreams (producer)

1919 Mary Regan (producer)

1919 A Midnight Romance (producer)

1918 Virtuous Wives (producer)

1917 Somewhere in America (producer)

1917 The Great Secret (producer)

1916 Lovely Mary (producer)

1916 Dimples (producer)

1915 Barbara Frietchie (producer)

1915 Always in the Way (producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

1924 Married Flirts
Louis B. Mayer (uncredited)

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Production manager (1 credit)

1939 The Wizard of Oz (executive in charge of production - uncredited)

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Self (8 credits)

1938 Another Romance of Celluloid (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (Short documentary)
Himself

1937 The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (Documentary short)
Himself

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Himself

1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (Short)
Himself

1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (Short)
Himself

1925 1925 Studio Tour (Documentary short)
Himself - MGM Vice President

1922 Seeing Stars (Documentary short)
Himself

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Archive footage (48 credits)

2015 Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Part 1 (2015) ... Himself

2014 And the Oscar Goes To... (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - MGM Studio Head

2012 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Himself

- Paint Your Wagon (2012) ... Himself

2011 Extraordinary Women (TV Series)
Himself

- Hedy Lamarr (2011) ... Himself

2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 Gable and Crawford (Video documentary short)
Himself

2007 Trumbo (Documentary)
Himself

2007 Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (Video documentary short)
Himself

2007 The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (Video documentary short)
Himself

2007 Girl 27 (Documentary)
Himself

2006 Private Screenings (TV Series)
Himself

- Child Stars (2006) ... Himself (uncredited)

2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2005 Garbo (Documentary)
Himself

2005 Facing the Past (Video documentary short)
Himself

2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (Video documentary short)
Himself (photo)

2004 Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993-2004 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) ... Himself

- None Without Sin (2003) ... Himself

- D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) ... Himself

2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (Video documentary short)
Himself - At the premiere

1997-2003 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood (2003) ... Himself

- Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) ... Himself

- Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) ... Himself

2003 Begin the Beguine (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1998-2000 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Ava Gardner (2000) ... Himself

- Jean Harlow (1998) ... Himself

1999 The Rat Pack (TV Series documentary)
Himself

1998 Junket Whore (Documentary)
Himself

1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1997 Judy Garland's Hollywood (Video documentary)

1997 Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (TV Short documentary)
Himself

1996 Great Performances (TV Series)
Himself

- Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) ... Himself (as Louis Mayer)

1995 The Casting Couch (Video documentary)

1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Dark Victory (1987) ... Himself

1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie)
Himself (uncredited)

1986 Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV Movie documentary)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Star Treatment (1980) ... Himself (uncredited)

1976 Hollywood on Trial (Documentary)
Himself

1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - film clips (uncredited)

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1964 The Judy Garland Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.16 (1964) ... Himself

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Himself

- The Immortal Jolson (1963) ... Himself (uncredited)

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1952 Actors and Sin
Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence)

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

7 Print Biographies | 15 Portrayals | 1 Interview | 48 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Louis Mayer

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[in the March 1925 issue of "The Motion Picture Director"] Of the many artists who help to make up the finished film none is more important than the director. He can always improve a story . . . He is largely responsible for the acting of his cast and there are hundreds of little details of picture making that are entirely within his hands. See more »

Trivia:

The father of two daughters, Mayer originally thought of production chief Irving Thalberg as a son, but Thalberg's ambitions and his view of himself as the man behind the success of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer eventually brought them into conflict. After Thalberg's first heart-attack forced the young executive to take a long vacation, Mayer introduced a producer system he likened to a college of ... See more »