Louis B. Mayer
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.
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....
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Sid & Judy
as Self (archive photos)Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived...
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1925 Studio Tour
as SelfA tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World...
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...
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Actors and Sin
as Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a...
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Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her...
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Seeing Stars
as SelfFirst National gala celebrity banquet with stars.
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O....
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Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll...
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So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and...
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Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is...
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Facing the Past
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about the film 'A Face in the Crowd'.
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