Mayer, Louis B. (1885-1957)
Arguably the most influential motion picture executive of this century, Louis B. Mayer presided over the studio that claimed to have "more stars than there are in he...
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Louis B. Mayer (1885-1957) was one of Hollywood's original "moguls," a movie house pioneer who helped found one of the film industry's most prominent studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. From 1924 until 1951...
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Question 1 of 10:In 1966
Peter
starred in which zeitgeist-grabbing film about Swinging London?
Blowup
Peeping Tom
Performance
Don't Look Now
Question 2 of 10:Which decidedly odd character di...
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When Louis B. Mayer saw Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, he exploded, “How dare this young man, Wilder, bite the hand that feeds him?” (Wilder, who was present, replied, “I ...
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When Louis B. Mayer saw Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, he exploded, “How dare this young man, Wilder, bite the hand that feeds him?” (Wilder, who was present, replied, “I...
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Let’s be blunt, as befits our author.
David Mamet has directed more than a dozen movies, none of which suggest he has much of an affinity for the job. Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), ...
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SHOOT THE WIDOW: ADVENTURES OF A BIOGRAPHER IN SEARCH OF HER SUBJECTBy Meryle SecrestAlfred A. Knopf, 242 pages, $25.95
Biography is the perfect occupation for the scholar-squirrel, assiduousl...
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The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage, by Eli Wallach. Harcourt, 320 pages, $25.It never mattered whether the part was big or small, whether the movie was wonderful or execrable, Eli Wallach ...
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Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography, by Piers Paul Read. Simon & Schuster, 632 pages, $35.
Most actors ramp up an exhibitionistic façade as a means of compensating for displeasure ...
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Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography, by Piers Paul Read. Simon & Schuster, 632 pages, $35.Most actors ramp up an exhibitionistic façade as a means of compensating for displeasure with ...
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There’s a letter from Stepin Fetchit in the John Ford papers at the Lilly Library. It’s handwritten, articulate, dignified, very desperate. He’s not asking for a handout, he’...
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There’s a letter from Stepin Fetchit in the John Ford papers at the Lilly Library. It’s handwritten, articulate, dignified, very desperate. He’s not asking for a handout, he’...
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Mayer, Louis B. (1885-1957)
Louis Burt Mayer
The Old Smoothie: A PeterBowles Quiz
