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Louis B. Mayer
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Louis B. Mayer

Founder · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · born July 12, 1884 · died 1957

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Louis Burt Mayer was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924.

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  1. ~31Founded Metro Pictures1915
  2. 39Founded Metro-Goldwyn-MayerApril 17, 1924
  3. 66Received the Academy Honorary AwardMarch 29, 1951

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