Mayer, Louis Burt

Mayer, Louis Burt,

1885–1957, American movie producer, b. Russia. Mayer began (1907) as the operator of a theater in Haverhill, Mass., gradually gaining control of all the theaters in the city. In 1924 he merged his Louis B. Mayer Corp. with Metro Pictures Corp., and eventually with Goldwyn Pictures Corp.; the company was called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Mayer, one of Hollywood's most powerful film tycoons, was a great judge of talent and popular taste. He helped to develop the star system, and oversaw such productions as Ben Hur (1926), Grand Hotel (1932), the Andy Hardy series, and Ninotchka (1939).

Bibliography

See biography by B. Crowther (1960); B. Crowther, The Lion's Share (1957).

单词	mayer, louis burt
释义	DictionarySeeLouis B. Mayer Mayer, Louis Burt Mayer, Louis Burt, 1885–1957, American movie producer, b. Russia. Mayer began (1907) as the operator of a theater in Haverhill, Mass., gradually gaining control of all the theaters in the city. In 1924 he merged his Louis B. Mayer Corp. with Metro Pictures Corp., and eventually with Goldwyn Pictures Corp.; the company was called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Mayer, one of Hollywood's most powerful film tycoons, was a great judge of talent and popular taste. He helped to develop the star system, and oversaw such productions as Ben Hur (1926), Grand Hotel (1932), the Andy Hardy series, and Ninotchka (1939). Bibliography See biography by B. Crowther (1960); B. Crowther, The Lion's Share (1957).
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