What is Louis B. Mayer?
[[File:Louis B Mayer and Joan Crawford.jpg|thumb|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 [[Russia]]n [[Jew]]ish parents in [[Minsk]] (which is today in [[Belarus]]). He was a part of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. He was a founder of the [[Academy Award]]s. He died of [[leukemia]]. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayer, Louis B.}} [[Category:1884 births]] [[Category:1957 deaths]] [[Category:Academy Awards]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:Belarusian Jews]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:Jewish businesspeople]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:People from Minsk]] [[Category:Russian Jews]]