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Louis B. Mayer, in full Louis Burt Mayer, original name Eliezer Mayer or Lazar Mayer, (born July 12, 1884, Dymer, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)—died October 29, 1957, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Russian-born American businessman who, for nearly 30 years, was the most powerful motion-picture executive in Hollywood.

Long before Weinstein there was Louis B. Mayer, who co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in 1924. Mayer, the ground zero of this kind of abuse, had means, motive, opportunity and that...

At the center of our tale is one man, Louis B. Mayer, a Hollywood mogul who created The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its award show to placate the Hollywood writers and actors ...

In the hot summer of 1942, Louis B. Mayer received a horrific letter in the mail. In the message, an anonymous writer had scrawled: “MR MAYER, IS YOUR LIFE WORTH $250,000 TO YOU BECAUSE IF IT ISN’T – YOU WILL BE A VERY DEAD MAN INSIDE OF TWO SHORT WEEKS!” True to form, Mayer didn’t panic–he got brutally even.

Clark says famous producer Louis B. Mayer repeatedly groped her while she sang, placing his hand on her left breast to "show just where her heart was." "I often thought I was lucky that I didn't...

Louis B. Mayer. Producer: The Great Secret. Mayer was born Lazar Meir in the Ukraine and grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada after his parents fled Russian oppression in 1886. He had a brutal childhood, raised in poverty and suffering physical and emotional abuse from his nearly-illiterate peddler father.

The saga of the ruby slippers' creation begins with studio head Louis B. Mayer, a man who was every bit as autocratic, as wily, and as self-made as the great Wizard of Oz himself. (2)

Louis B. Mayer. Birth. 4 Jul 1885. Minsk, Minsk City District, Belarus. Death. 29 Oct 1957 (aged 72) Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Home of Peace Memorial Park.