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Mayer and Joan Crawford in 1953
Louis Burt Mayer (July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was an American movie producer. He was born Lazar Meir to Russian Jewish parents in Minsk (which is today in Belarus). He was a part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was a founder of the Academy Awards. He died of leukemia.
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Mayer (r) with Irving Thalberg and Thalberg's wife, actress Norma Shearer, 1932
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Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
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Greer Garson, 1940s