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Louis B. Mayer Letter Archive of Nine

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Louis B. Mayer Letter Archive of Nine
<B>Louis B. Mayer Letter Archive.</B></I> A collection of nine movie related documents on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer letterhead, signed by Louis B. Mayer. The documents are signed with clear signatures, relating to movie legends such as choreographer Busby Berkeley, and character actor Lewis Stone, who played Mickey Rooney's father, Judge Hardy, in the <I>Andy Hardy</B></I> movie series. <BR><BR>Mayer was a film mogul, born in Minsk, Belarus. In 1907, he purchased a house in Haverhill, Massachusetts, refurbished it as a nickelodeon, and opened one of the earliest custom-designed cinemas. He later acquired a chain of theatres in New England, moving into film production with the formation of Metro Films (1915) and Louis B. Mayer Productions (1917), which later joined with Sam Goldwyn to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924. The first vice-president in charge of production, he was instrumental in the creation of Hollywood as a dream factory and the establishment of the star system, with such successes as <I>Ben Hur</B></I> (1926), <I>Grand Hotel</B></I> (1932), the <I>Andy Hardy</B></I> series, <I>Ninotchka</B></I> (1939), and countless others. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1950.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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