Louis B. Mayer
Birth Name:
Lazar Meir
Birth Place:
Vyshhorod Raion, Ukraine
Profession
Producer, Actor, Production manager
Fast Facts
- Was the recipient of a star on Canada's Walk of Fame
- In 1952, he received the Directors Guild of America Life Member Award
- Before becoming involved with films, he worked in his father's scrap metal business
- Was best known as a film executive with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
- Was the first American to ever earn a $1 million salary
- In 1907, he renovated his first movie theater, the Orpheum