1884 - 1957
Louis B. Mayer American Film/TV Producer
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Louis B. Mayer dating history
Relationships
Louis B. Mayer was previously married to Lorena Danker (1948 - 1957), Lorena Layson and Margaret Shenberg (1904 - 1947).
Louis B. Mayer was in relationships with Ann Miller (1944 - 1945), Ginny Simms (1943 - 1944), Esther Ralston (1934), Jean Howard (1933 - 1934), Beatrice Roberts, Marilyn Maxwell, Greer Garson and Mildred Shay.
Louis B. Mayer had an encounter with Hedy Lamarr (1940).
Louis B. Mayer is rumoured to have hooked up with Barbara La Marr.
About
American Film/TV Producer Louis B. Mayer was born Lazar Meir on 12th July, 1884 in Dymer, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine and passed away on 29th Oct 1957 Los Angeles, CA, USA aged 73. He is most remembered for Head of MGM Studio. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
Louis B. Mayer is a member of the following lists: Academy Honorary Award recipients, American film producers and American Jews.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 3 |
42 years, 10 months
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20 years, 2 months
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8 years, 10 months
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| Dating | 8 |
1 year
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4 months, 17 days
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1 year
|
|---|
| Encounter | 1 |
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-
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| Rumoured | 1 |
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| Total | 13 |
42 years, 10 months
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4 years, 10 months
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1 year
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Details
| First Name |
Louis
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| Middle Name |
B.
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| Last Name |
Mayer
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| Full Name at Birth |
Lazar Meir
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| Alternative Name |
Louis Burt Mayer, Eliezer Mayer, Ezemiel Mayer, L. B.
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| Birthday |
12th July, 1884
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| Birthplace |
Dymer, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine
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| Died |
29th October, 1957
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| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Leukemia
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| Buried |
Home of Peace Cemetery (East Los Angeles)
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| Height |
5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Build |
Large
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Quit school at age 12
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| Occupation Text |
Film producer Studio executive
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| Occupation |
Film/TV Producer
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| Claim to Fame |
Head of MGM Studio
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| Year(s) Active |
1915–1950, 1915–1951
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| Official Websites |
www.findagrave.com/memorial/687, www.nndb.com/people/827/000063638/
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| Father |
Jacob Mayer
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| Mother |
Sarah Mayer
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| Brother |
Jerry Mayer, Rudolph Mayer
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| Sister |
Yetta Mayer, Ida Mayer
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| Friend |
W.S. Van Dyke, Irving Thalberg, Paul Bern, Eddie Mannix, Douglas Shearer, Darryl F. Zanuck, Richard A. Rowland, B. P. Schulberg, Nicholas Schenck
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| Associated People |
John M. Stahl
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Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir, July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. 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.
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