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Also Known As Eliezer Mayer • Louis Burt Mayer • Lazar Mayer
Born July 4, 1885 • Ukraine
Died October 29, 1957 (aged 72) • Los Angeles • California
Founder Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

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