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Date of Birth:

12 July 1884, Minsk, Belarus more

Date of Death:

29 October 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Mini Biography:

Born Lazar Mayer sometime between 1880-1886 (his actual birth date is unknown)... more

Trivia:

Mayer, according to Peter Hays' 1991 book "When the Lion Roars," idealized... more

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Awards:

3 wins more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

The Forgotten: Brown's Requiem
(From The Auteurs. 9 October 2009, 9:38 PM, PDT)
MGM on the Verge of Bankruptcy, Asks for Emergency Funds
(From FirstShowing.net. 25 September 2009, 2:00 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Production Manager, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	West of Zanzibar (1928)	(presenter)	1928	-	7.4 (516)

2.	Memory Lane (1926)	(presenter)	1926	-	-

3.	Mike (1926)	(presenter)	1926	-	-

4.	The Unholy Three (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	7.2 (485)

5.	Fine Clothes (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

6.	The White Desert (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

7.	Proud Flesh (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	7.6 (44)

8.	The Sporting Venus (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	8.1 (71)

9.	Man and Maid (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

10.	Confessions of a Queen (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	6.8 (13)

11.	The Denial (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

12.	Lady of the Night (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	6.8 (128)

13.	Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

14.	The Great Divide (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

15.	Excuse Me (1925)	(presenter)	1925	-	-

16.	The Dixie Handicap (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

17.	Greed (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	8.0 (3,636)

18.	The Wife of the Centaur (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

19.	So This Is Marriage? (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

20.	The Silent Accuser (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

21.	The Snob (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

22.	Married Flirts (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

23.	His Hour (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

24.	The Red Lily (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	7.0 (128)

25.	Sinners in Silk (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

26.	Wine of Youth (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	8.2 (141)

27.	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

28.	Bread (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

29.	Why Men Leave Home (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

30.	Women Who Give (1924)	(presenter)	1924	-	-

31.	The Eternal Struggle (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Masters of Women (USA: alternative title)
32.	Strangers of the Night (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (UK)
33.	The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-

34.	Hearts Aflame (1923)	(presenter)	1923	-	-

35.	Rose o' the Sea (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

36.	One Clear Call (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

37.	The Woman He Married (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

38.	A Question of Honor (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

39.	The Song of Life (1922)	(presenter)	1922	-	-

40.	Her Mad Bargain (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	-

41.	The Invisible Fear (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	-

42.	The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	-

43.	Sowing the Wind (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	5.3 (5)

44.	Habit (1921)	(presenter)	1921	-	-

45.	Harriet and the Piper (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Paying the Piper (UK)
46.	The Woman in His House (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

47.	The Fighting Shepherdess (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Vindication
48.	Old Dad (1920)	(presenter)	1920	-	-

49.	The Bishop's Emeralds (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

50.	A Midnight Romance (1919)	(presenter)	1919	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	I Take This Woman (1940)	(producer) (uncredited)	1940	-	6.0 (165)

2.	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)	(producer) (uncredited)	1925	-	8.2 (3,060)
	AKAs: Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
3.	Greed (1924)	(executive producer) (uncredited)	1924	-	8.0 (3,636)

4.	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)	(presents)	1924	-	7.9 (798)

5.	Wine of Youth (1924)	(producer) (uncredited)	1924	-	8.2 (141)

6.	Why Men Leave Home (1924)	(producer)	1924	-	-

7.	Thy Name Is Woman (1924)	(executive producer)	1924	-	-

8.	The Wanters (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-

9.	Strangers of the Night (1923)	(producer)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (UK)
10.	Rose o' the Sea (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

11.	The Woman He Married (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

12.	A Question of Honor (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	-

13.	Her Mad Bargain (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

14.	The Invisible Fear (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

15.	Playthings of Destiny (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

16.	Sowing the Wind (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	5.3 (5)

17.	Habit (1921)	(producer)	1921	-	-

18.	Harriet and the Piper (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Paying the Piper (UK)
19.	The Woman in His House (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

20.	The Yellow Typhoon (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: The Yellow Taifun
21.	Polly of the Storm Country (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

22.	The Inferior Sex (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-

23.	The Fighting Shepherdess (1920)	(producer)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Vindication
24.	In Old Kentucky (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

25.	Human Desire (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

26.	Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

27.	Mary Regan (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

28.	A Midnight Romance (1919)	(producer)	1919	-	-

29.	Virtuous Wives (1918)	(producer)	1918	-	-

30.	Somewhere in America (1917)	(producer)	1917	-	-

31.	The Great Secret (1917)	(producer)	1917	-	-

32.	Lovely Mary (1916)	(producer)	1916	-	-

33.	Dimples (1916)	(producer)	1916	-	-

34.	Barbara Frietchie (1915)	(producer)	1915	-	-

35.	Always in the Way (1915)	(producer)	1915	-	-

Production Manager View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Wizard of Oz (1939)	(executive in charge of production) (uncredited)	1939	-	8.3 (93,396)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)	Himself	1938	-	6.2 (38)

2.	Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)	(uncredited) Himself	1938	-	5.6 (15)

3.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 8 (1937)	Himself	1937	-	8.1 (11)

4.	The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)	Himself	1937	-	7.3 (14)

5.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-

6.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

7.	1925 Studio Tour (1925)	Himself - MGM Vice President	1925	-	7.3 (88)


1.	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)	Himself

2.	Gable and Crawford (2008) (V)	Himself

3.	The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007) (V)	Himself

4.	Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007) (V)	Himself

5.	Girl 27 (2007)	Himself

6.	Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

7.	Garbo (2005)	Himself

8.	Facing the Past (2005) (V)	Himself

9.	Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV)	Himself

10.	So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004) (TV)	Himself

11.	On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V)	Himself (photo)

12.	Love Find Andy Hardy Intro (2004) (V)	Himself

13.	Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV)	Himself

14.	"American Masters"
	2 TV episodes: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) Himself None Without Sin (2003) Himself
15.	Begin the Beguine (2003) (V)	Himself

16.	Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

17.	"The Rat Pack" (1999)	Himself

18.	Junket Whore (1998)	Himself

19.	Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)	Himself

20.	Judy Garland's Hollywood (1997) (V)

21.	Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997) (TV)	Himself

22.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) Himself
23.	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)	Himself

24.	The Casting Couch (1995) (V)

25.	"MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)	Himself

26.	The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV)	Himself - Head of MGM

27.	"Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story"
	1 TV episode: Dark Victory (1987) Himself
28.	Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown (1986) (TV)	Himself

29.	Hollywood on Trial (1976)	Himself

30.	Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)	Himself - film clips

31.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

32.	Actor's and Sin (1952)	Himself (Woman of Sin sequence)

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14 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 1 Article more

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy | Short more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Melodrama | Based On Play | Marriage more

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