Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer · Arts & Literature
Co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
1884, Dymer, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1957, Los Angeles, United States
Russian Empire · Canada · United States
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer1924Louis B. Mayer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Louis B. Mayer was a film producer who in 1924 helped merge three companies into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which he ran as the dominant Hollywood studio for over two decades, cultivating a galaxy of stars. He was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its Oscars. Born to a Jewish family in the Russian Empire (near Kiev), he emigrated as a child, first to Canada and then the United States.
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Co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Source: Hollywood studio mogul
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