Louis B. Mayer
Louis Burt Mayer 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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- 🏆 Academy Honorary Award🏆 Canada's Walk of Fame🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1885
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