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Nov 17, 2012 · Lion of Hollywood is the definitive biography of Louis B. Mayer, the chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer--MGM--the biggest and most successful film studio of Hollywood's Golden Age. An immigrant from tsarist Russia, Mayer began in the film business as an exhibitor but soon migrated to where the action and the power were--Hollywood.
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The son of a penniless Russian immigrant, Louis B. Mayer...
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2, including Irene Mayer Selznick. Louis Burt Mayer ( / ˈmeɪ.ər /; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884 [ 3] – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American [ 1] 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 ...
Apr 19, 2005 · Scott Eyman has authored 11 books, including, with Robert Wagner, the New York Times bestseller Pieces of My Heart. Among his other books are "Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer," "Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford," "Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise," and "The Speed of Sound" (all Simon & Schuster) and "John Ford: The Searcher" for Taschen.
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May 28, 1993 · The son of a penniless Russian immigrant, Louis B. Mayer became the richest and most powerful film tycoon in Hollywood. As the tyrannical head of MGM, his was the imagination which launched a galaxy of stars, among them Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable and Judy Garland - and his was the will which controlled their lives.
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Apr 19, 2005 · After reading this amazing book I now know that there certainly is a lot more to Mr. Mayer. Saddly, history has robbed Louis B. Mayer of his greatness, but thankfully, the author, Scott Eyman has done an excellant job in restoring that greatness. His book, "Lion of Hollywood" is one of the best written books I have ever read.
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Jul 28, 2005 · Pavilion Books, Jul 28, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 512 pages. 'Lion of Hollywood' is the definitive biography of Louis B Mayer, the chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – MGM – the biggest and most successful film studio of Hollywood’s Golden Age. An immigrant from tsarist Russia, Mayer began in the film business as an exhibitor but soon ...
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