", Irun my house and its a full-time job running this studio, Edith Edie Mayer Goetz said in 1967, settled in her Holmby Hills mansion, the epicenter of Hollywood social life for more than 20 years. Marcus Loew, owner of the Loew's chain, merged Metro Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn's Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, and Mayer Pictures into Metro-Goldwyn. Some, such as young starlet Elizabeth Taylor, disliked Mayer overseeing their lives; Taylor called him a "monster",[66] while Mickey Rooney, another young actor who co-starred with Taylor when she was 12, formed the opposite impression: "He was the daddy of everybody and vitally interested in everybody. Thank you for a great blog! Louis Burt Mayer was born Eliezer Meir on July 4, 1882, in Minsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus ). Louis B. Mayer, a staunch Republican, did not read the script prior to production and was dismayed when he became aware of its content, as he believed it was an indictment of Hoover and an endorsement of recently elected Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mankiewicz. By May, Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, and eight others were addressing several hundred in black-tie and ball gowns at Hollywoods Biltmore Hotel. [12][13] In addition, Andrzej Krakowski suggested that the birthplace has been misinterpreted and Mayer was in fact from the town of Misk Mazowiecki in eastern Poland, which at the time was subjugated by the Russian Empire. Source: Congress, House, Committee on Un-American Activities, Hearings Regarding the Communist . Mayer and Schenck hated each other intensely; Mayer reportedly referred to his boss, whose name was pronounced "Skenk", as "Mr. Musicals were high on his list of preferred genres. Trees Of Money. MGM boss Louis B. Mayer was the exception to Neff's theory. Loew died in 1927, and Schenck became president of Loew's. [not verified in body] He renovated and expanded several other theaters in the Boston area catering to audiences of higher social classes. [61] Beyond the well-entrenched aspect of sound by 1932, other technologies being discussed at that time in newspapers and on studio lots included color features, widescreen formatting, and even early television. Just don't do it in public. Well probably never learn the exact cause of Marilyns death/murder, because most of the people involved are long gone along with evidence. At MGM's height in the late 1930s, Mayer became not only the richest man in Hollywood, but the . "It was a crappy childhood", said Mayer's nephew Gerald. Mayer was moved to tears by the song, and told Eddy to sing it. Marilyn was a wonderful, sweet, loving,kind woman, who had a very difficult, dysfunctional, fractured, insecure, tough childhood, lived in many different foster homes and had a mother in and out of mental hospitals, which I believe led to a equally sad adult life for Marilyn despite her historic worldwide incredible fame. In the following testimony, three "friendly" witnessesstudio heads Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. and Louis B. Mayer of M-G-M, and Russian-born novelist, screenwriter, and ideologue Ayn Randcommented on specific wartime films. [31]:47 According to Flamini, Thalberg was hired because, although Mayer was an astute businessman, he lacked Thalberg's strong ability to combine making films of quality with gaining commercial success. In 1952, he became chairman of the board and the single largest shareholder in Cinerama, and had hoped to produce a property he owned, Paint Your Wagon, in the widescreen process, but without success. At the event, screenwriter Charles Brackett presented the award and thanked him for guiding MGM's "production policy with foresight, aggressiveness and with a real desire for taste and quality". [112] At Mayer's funeral in 1957, Spencer Tracy expressed Mayer's ambitions: The story he wanted to tell was the story of America, the land for which he had an almost furious love, born of gratitudeand of contrast with the hatred in the dark land of his boyhood across the seas. For the next ten years, MGM grew and thrived. There's also a screening room inside, where Goetz the daughter of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cofounder. Mayer made his fortune partly by keeping costs low. [51] In MGM films, "marriage was sacrosanct and mothers were objects of veneration". Hearst had financed multiple MGM pictures, while MGM benefited by having film reviews included nationwide in the Hearst newspapers. It was considered a coup to be invited, says Maria Cooper Janis, the daughter of Gary and Rocky Cooper (they built an A. Quincy Jones house next to the Goetzes in 1954). They were given acting or dancing tutors. "[92], By mutual consent with Loew's, Mayer resigned from MGM in August 1951. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. And he would listen You could work with him. Mayer paid D.W. Griffith $25,000 for the exclusive rights to show The Birth of a Nation (1915) in New England. You'll only learn from them. It turned out she was wrong and after a few weeks the young actress recognized that she was a . Sousa's patriotic-style music built up his pride in America, and he "would be stoked with extra exuberance for days afterward", states Eyman. Mrs. Miniver won six Academy Awards and became the top box office hit of 1942. They began looking for someone, another Thalberg, to redo the studio system. As he once famously said, a star is "carefully and cold-bloodedly built up from nothing, from nobody." Flickr 3. Placed in his proper perspective, he was probably the greatest single force in the development of the motion picture industry who brought it to the heights of prosperity and influence it finally attained. I definitely dont buy the suicide story for a New York second, theres just way to many lingering suspicious questions unanswered, and it totally reeks of Kennedy shenanigans, and cover up. The Friendliest Guard. Some have speculated that Marilyn actually died in the Lawfords beach house and was then taken to her house and placed in bed. The property, which cost $26,000 to construct, featured a gatekeepers apartment, 13 onyx bathrooms, wood-beamed ceilings, wrought-iron balconies, foot-thick exterior walls to keep the interior cool during the summer, a pool, and a projection room with a movie screen that rose from the floor. With regard to any technical issues with productions, Mayer left the details and solutions to MGM's engineers. The post-war years saw a gradual decline in profits for MGM and the other studios. Mayer refused, telling him, "Judy Garland has made this studio a fortune in the good days, and the least we can do is to give her one more chance. He employed MGM art director Cedric Gibbons to design the Mediterranean-style dwelling and utilized studio electricians, artisans and carpenters to construct it. [45], At its peak in the 1940s, MGM employed six thousand people, had three entrances, and covered 185 acres in Culver City, California, outside of Los Angeles. Jack stayed on the premises, which at the time was located on a private, gated road, so often during his presidency that the place became known as the Western White House. After dinner, invitees adjourned to the aqua-blue living room for a performance by fellow guests (think Judy Garland duetting with Bing Crosby) or a movie screening. And be sure to check out my other blog, The Well-Heeled Diabetic. We hired geniuses at make-up, hair dressing, surgeons to slice away a bulge here and there, rubbers to rub away the blubber, clothes designers, lighting experts, coaches for everythingfencing, dancing, walking, talking, sitting and spitting. Costar Howard Keel recalls that "she began to fall apart". In later years, he would change his birthday to July 4 to emphasize his patriotism and distance himself from his foreign roots. Located in Holmby Hills, his new spread measures a roomy 20,000 square feet and has 11 bedrooms. Louis Burt Mayer, nascido Lazar Meir ( Dymer, 12 de julho de 1884 Los Angeles, 29 de outubro de 1957) foi um produtor de cinema estadunidense nascido na Ucrnia, conhecido como um dos fundadores do famoso estdio de Hollywood Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . A partnership was set up with B. P. Schulberg to make the Mayer-Schulberg Studio, In late 1922, Mayer was introduced to Irving Thalberg, then working for Universal Pictures. (The marriage lasted 13 months.). You've ruined everything." "[55], When meeting a new employee, he always told them to come to him personally for help with any problems. Clark says famous producer Louis B. Mayer repeatedly groped her while she sang, placing his hand on her left breast to "show just where her heart was." . Horse of the Year, Busher; and the 1959 Preakness Stakes winner, Royal Orbit. [46] Mayer took Hearst's suggestion to build himself an office bungalow on the MGM lot, something Hearst said was appropriate for a studio head: "Everybody of distinction from all over the world comes to Los Angeles and everybody who comes wants to see your studio and they all want to meet you and do meet you, so put on a few airs son, and provide the atmosphere. [59], For leisure activities, he liked going to the Hollywood Bowl, especially the annual John Philip Sousa concert. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. Mayer handled the business of running the studio, such as setting budgets and approving new productions, while Thalberg, still in his twenties, supervised all MGM productions. "Edgar and Louis B. virtually built that temple", said Herbert Brin. [82] Warners had to post guards to protect the family of actor Edward G. Robinson, and the Germans threatened Mayer with a boycott of all MGM films. You're Andy Hardy! Hollywood films inspired a largely favourable picture of the United States over much of the rest of the world and as the head of the leading Hollywood movie studio of his . And even if we lose $100,000, that'll be okay."[86]. [96] The elder of these, Edith (Edie) Mayer (19051988), whom he would later become estranged from and disinherit, married producer William Goetz (who served as vice president for Twentieth-Century Fox and later became president of Universal-International). Mayer wanted British actress Greer Garson, his personal discovery, to star, but she refused to play a matronly role. He spoke to people and knew them by name. On Rosalie, for instance, when Nelson Eddy refused to sing a song he thought was too melodramatic, its songwriter, Cole Porter, went to Mayer and played it for him. It might be effectively used in mob scenes, he observed, but pointed out the impracticability of switching back and forth between projectors capable of projecting both sizes of pictures. Anxious to make more of them, on a hunch, he asked songwriter Arthur Freed to be associate producer for The Wizard of Oz. [35], Mayer dedicated MGM's front office building and christened it the Thalberg Building. He died in 1957, and the cutting remark above has been attributed to fellow mogul Samuel Goldwyn. In 1976, Thoroughbred of California magazine named him "California Breeder of the Century". Legend has it that the first screening of Gone with the Wind took place in that projection room. "These lovely girlsand you have the finest of themgreet you,". The article states, Their flight of fancyand what some might call anti-union maneuveringswiftly took wing. Some long-time studio executives saw this change as a sign of the eventual downfall of MGM. [110] According to Eyman, "Mayer's view of America became America's view of itself. [31]:47. On his final day, as he walked down a red carpet laid out in front of the Thalberg Building, executives, actors and staff lined the path and applauded him for his contributions. [104][105] Mayer became friends with California Governor James Rolph, Jr., Oakland Tribune publisher Joseph R. Knowland, and Marshall Hale. "[65] When he hired writers, he made those objectives clear at the outset, once telling screenwriter Frances Marion that he never wanted his own daughters or his wife to be embarrassed when watching an MGM movie. According to the blurb, in January 1927, legendary producer Louis B. Mayer was enjoying some idle conversation with friends Conrad Nagel and Fred Niblo at his beachfront home when the idea to form an elite club of fellow movie-industry moguls struck him. Mayer was searching for someone to help him manage his small, but dynamic and fast-growing studio. I don't care what you do in private. [81] Nevertheless, MGM produced Three Comrades in 1938, despite movie censor Joseph Breen warning Mayer that the film was "a serious indictment of the German nation and people and is certain to be violently resented by the present government in that country. "He was a giant. Selznick, Irene Mayer (May 1983). They don't like to be challenged or instructed, but comforted and entertained. Mayer made himself head of production as well as studio chief. At the time, that stretch of beach was very popular with the movie crowd. She told Mayer that she was afraid Schary would eliminate all future musicals, comedies and adventure movies, and replace them with the "message" movies that he preferred. Three years after the merger, MGM became the most successful studio in Hollywood. Hmm not so, she fell for Bobby and had a rough abortion in Mexico weeks before her death, which some said happened at the Lawfords house. "[97] And although he never spoke Yiddish at the office, he sometimes spoke Yiddish with "some of the relatives", said his daughter Irene. The 23-year-old Boston scrap metal dealer was depressed. According to E.J., Warren Beatty also owned the property at one point in time and it was once rented by Led Zeppelin, as well. Her father, Louis B. Mayer, had built MGM into the most prestigious studio during Hollywood's golden age. Louis B. Mayer will celebrate 139th birthday on a Wednesday 12th of July 2023. Were we afraid of him? Mayer replied, "A studio isn't salami, Nick. [70] When her absences caused the production of Summer Stock to go far over budget, producer Joe Pasternak suggested that Mayer cut his losses and cancel the picture. Mayer was a very successful movie producer who was a co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. A staunch conservative, Mayer at one time was the chairman of the California Republican Party. Mayer was pressured to tighten expenses by the studio's parent company, although Mayer's reputation as a "big-picture man" would make that difficult. When the owner of a tin business, John Wilson, saw him with his cart, he began giving him copper trimmings which were of no use and Mayer considered Wilson to be his first partner and his best friend. [65][78], Mayer knew that formula in his themes and stories usually works. Although they initially got along well, their relationship frayed over philosophical differences. [38] 1939 was an especially "golden" year: besides distributing Gone with the Wind, MGM released The Wizard of Oz, Babes in Arms, At the Circus, and The Women. Behind his gutta-percha face and roly-poly figure, it was evident there was a man of steelbut well-mannered steel. "[44] Director Clarence Brown compared him to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst: Louis B. Mayer made more stars than all the rest of the producers in Hollywood put together. Edie was known for employing the best chefs in town (one left for Universal Pictures commissary, which became known for the finest food of any studio lot) and a butler who once served the Queen Mother in Buckingham Palace. She left the mogul's office crying, fully convinced she was going to get fired. Jfk was a one nite stand at Bing Crosbys estate in PS and Bobby she never slept with at all despite what all the books say. Success. [95] Cari Beauchamp, author of Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood, observed: "Mayer chased actress Jean Howard around the room. "Imagine making Louis B. Mayer cry," Porter later told friends.[60]. Film summary. She expressed her fear: "They won't have need for anybody around here. The following week three dozen studio stalwarts attended a brainstorming dinner at L.A.s Ambassador Hotel. Cyril H. Bean, referred to by his employees as "The Head", in the 1966. Such a legendary life, however, has many secrets. In his screen dramas, he wanted them to be melodramatic, whereas in comedies, he often laced them with strong doses of sentimentality. In 1951, he was given an honorary Oscar for heading MGM for over 25 years. Robert Wagner grew up in Bel Air playing with the Goetzes two daughters and attended Edies dinners for 30 years. Stalk It: Louis B. Mayers former home, aka the birthplace of the Academy Awards, is located at 625 Palisades Beach Road (or Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica. [8], The exact date and location of Mayer's birth remain highly disputed. [77] Author Peter Hay states that Mayer "cherished the Puritan values of family and hard work. During Hollywood's golden age, MGM had more child actors than any other studio, including Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, and Roddy McDowall. By the time he recovered, the stock market crash had wiped out his fortune, destroying any chance of the deal going through even if the Justice Department had lifted its objections. The Eastman Museum maintains its collection of nitrate film at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center, a state-of-the-art facility consisting of twelve vaults containing more than 26 million feet of film and an inspection room with four workstations for the care and inspection of film material. Personable guards greet the stars, but crude types end . Canadian-American film producer (18841957), Heading new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios. [110] But he understood movies and their audience. [107] He was buried in the Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. The following is of interest to Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy fans. Irene (who became a Broadway producer after divorcing David and had a decadeslong feud with her sister) once wrote: Entertaining became her career., Recalls Tina Sinatra, who was her fathers date at the Goetzes dinner parties in the 1960s, It was what Hollywood used to be, they personified that. Frank Sinatra and the Goetzes were close friends: Edie and Bill often flew on Sinatras private jet to his Las Vegas concerts. At one point he explained the process he went through in creating a star: The idea of a star being born is bush-wah. Mayer assisted the U.S. government by producing a number of short films related to the war, and helped produce pro-American films such as Joe Smith, American, in 1942.[83]. "Put on a little . . As Jews, they felt insecure and therefore were reluctant to be specific. [49] "Louis B. Mayer defined MGM, just as MGM defined Hollywood, and Hollywood defined America", writes biographer Scott Eyman.[38]. "They were either shooting or preparing to shoot on every sound stage."[48]. I think MM was murdered.I arrived at this conclusion after immersing myself in any book/video or magazine article I could find on the subject.The guest cottage seems to me, to be the place where she was finally silenced. [36] He had the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences establish the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, given to producers to recognize their exceptional careers, now considered one of the most prestigious awards in the Hollywood film industry. That was a good way to tell if it was someone we were expecting or someone who just wanted in. Although Mayer was often disliked and even feared by many in the studio, editor Sam Marx explains that "his reputation is far worse than it should be. "[64], Stories about his sobbing or rages have often been repeated in books, but few employees ever saw that part of him. I thought, 'Oh, he's sent a man to greet me.' Today not so much Fantastic article and pictures! He was the devil's advocate. [83] The U.S. ambassador to England, Joseph Kennedy, told the studios to stop making pro-British and anti-German films. Louis B. Mayer himself, and a crowd of hired young ladies, greeted the drunken salesmen at the train station in Pasadena. He left Cinerama in 1954 when the company was sold. "[46] Director Clarence Brown pointed out that overall, Mayer's skill was similar to Hearst's in that they both learned by doing. He wanted to know. Eve Johnson said that their marriage had been engineered by Louis B. Mayer at MGM. [5], Mayer was forced to resign as MGM's vice president in 1951, when the studio's parent company, Loew's, Inc., wanted to improve declining profits. [76] He died of leukemia in 1957. She suffered from addictions to prescription drugs, severely disordered eating and domestic strains, as well as a multitude of issues with her mental health. Mayer is enshrined in the Citizens Hall of Fame in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. [70], After the studio fired her, she attempted suicide. [50], During MGM's growth period, Mayer traveled often, and among his personal discoveries were Greta Garbo, Hedy Lamarr, Norma Shearer and Greer Garson. [65] Mayer was serious about that, once coming from behind his desk and knocking director Erich von Stroheim to the floor when he said that all women were whores. He respected intelligence and talent overall, said manager Joe Cohn: "One time he said to me, 'Never be afraid of hiring a fellow smarter than you are. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Bahooka Family Restaurant from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the last known photograph of John and Paul, 625 Palisades Beach Road (or Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, The home of Irving Thalberg and Norma Shearer at 707 Ocean Front, Santa Monica, California, circa 1931 |. In addition the cost must be considered. He believed in wholesome entertainment and went to great lengths to discover new actors and develop them into major stars. "[40] Joan Crawford was also concerned, feeling that with Thalberg gone, the concept of the quality "big" picture "pretty much went out the window".[41]. She completed the film, but during her next picture, Annie Get Your Gun, the studio finally ran out of patience. He liked giving suggestions about how they could take better care of themselves. Orson Welles comments on Louie B. Mayer. He would prod you and question you and suck you dry of any knowledge."[57]. MGM had to let go many of its top producers and other executives. Two years later, Mayer moved to Los Angeles and formed his own production company, Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. It stood at 625 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica. [79], Therefore, having messages was less important to Mayer than giving his audience pure entertainment and escapism. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 23:59. Episodes: Louis B. Mayer vs. Irving Thalberg: Established in 1924, MGM was the product of a merger of three early Hollywood entities, but the only person working there who got to have his name in the title was studio chief Louis B. Mayer. During the summer of 1929, Fox was severely injured in an auto accident. His family immigrated to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada when he was very young and Mayer attended school there. It was a tragic accident, please read Donald Spotos biography on Marilyn for all the details. [32] Two years later, Schenck agreed to sell Loew's and MGM to William Fox, which angered Mayer. [68], One of Rooney's repeat costars in Andy Hardy and other films was Judy Garland, with whom he made nine films. Its shoe workers, small shopkeepers and tradesmen were an ideal demographic for cheap entertainment. It seats up to 575 people depending on the stage and house configuration. Everything was the best that you could have, he recalls. "He was so respected," said June Caldwell, Eddie Mannix's secretary. He was also among the founders of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Louis B.Mayer was not only instrumental in the rise of MGM as the foremost film studio in Hollywood, but also for picking some of the best-beloved stars out of obscurity. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors, and stars in Hollywood. JFK would often visit his sister and brother-in-law at the beach house, which became a sort of den of ill repute with Lawford throwing parties and lining up call-girls, starlets and models for the then Senator and later President to rendezvous with. A star is made, created; carefully and cold-bloodedly built up from nothing, from nobody. What Mayer couldn't do on his own, he hired the best talent he could find to do for him. "[81], After the Second World War began in Europe in September 1939, Mayer authorized the production of two anti-Nazi films, The Mortal Storm and Escape. Despite its many famous owners, the mansion became increasingly dated and rundown and, in the late 1980s, it was finally demolished. Richard Cavendish r emembers the life of Louis B. Mayer, who died on October 29th, 1957. In the book Sweethearts, we learn that Jeanette first backed out of divorcing her husband, Gene Raymond, after serious threats were made against Nelson Eddy by the infamous Louie B . They were not found in her stomach. The beach side of the house can easily be viewed by parking in the lot located near 480 Pacific Coast Highway and walking just a few hundred feet south. For the first dozen years of its existence, Mayer's influence over the company would be at least matched . [47][48] About 2,700 people ate in the commissary every day. And it was there that Marilyn was set to have dinner on the final night of her life, August 4th, 1962, but she wound up declining the invite at the last minute. Louis B. Mayer Theatre - 390 to 571 seats. Died Add to list Awards 3 wins Photos 9 Known for The Great Secret 5.4 Lion Of MGM. [27] During his years in Haverhill, Mayer lived at 16 Middlesex St. in the city's Bradford section, closer to city center at Temple Street and at 2 1/2 Merrimac St. Mayer also lived in a house he built at 27 Hamilton Ave.[28][29]. [99] Mayer drank almost no alcohol, cared nothing for fine cuisine, and did not gamble, but might play penny-ante card games for fun. Cooper Janis fondly remembers Edies signature coffee ice cream bombe cake. At its peak, MGM employed 6,000. He was the 'star system' of the Metro-Golden-Mayer. In 1918, Mayer moved his family to Los Angeles, where Louis B. Mayer Productions set up shop in half of a studio on Mission Road in East L.A. and started assembling a roster of stars. Louis B. Mayer moved out of the home upon separating from his wife, Margaret, in 1944. See more ideas about louis b mayer, louis, mayer. Mayer lived in the north end until his late teens or early . According to, According to Eyman the year is 1889, but according to the, Home of Peace Cemetery (East Los Angeles), Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, "Louis B. Mayer | The Canadian Encyclopedia", "Mayer, Louis B. For a long time after, he wouldn't allow any of Feldman's clients to work at MGM. You want to take her in your arms and hold her, telling her that everything is going to be ok, but of course we cant. He ousted Thalberg as production chief in 1932, while Thalberg was recovering from a heart attack, and replaced him with producer David O. Selznick. Wilson remembered that he was impressed with the boy's good manners and bright personality. Mayer became the highest-paid man in America, one of the country's most successful horse breeders, a political force and Hollywood's leading spokesman. I truly believe that JFK, and RFK were gravely concerned that Marilyn was so incredibly tired of being literally fucked, and lied to by them, and was about to possibly not only out them regarding her affairs with both despicable brothers, but also disclose the Top, Top,Top State secrets both shared in pillow talks with Marilyn, which they evidently often did to impress her with their importance, and which Marilyn had actually then shared with various people. In the interim, Mayer kept making "big pictures". Al. [52], When hiring new actors, he typically wanted them to agree to stay with the studio for either three or seven years, during which time they would become one of the MGM "family". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Before the year was out, Mayer added his name to the studio with Loew's blessing, renaming it Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Years later, Mayer's daughter, Irene Mayer Selznick, found it hard to believe that anyone "so boyish could be so important". [103] As a delegate to the 1928 Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Mayer supported Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of California. A Private View. At age 12, he dropped out of school to help in his father's scrap metal business. Apr 29, 2017 - Explore Clint Thetford's board "Louis B Mayer" on Pinterest. Cloud Road - Louis B Mayer Estate Few Los Angeles residences were home to more Hollywood celebrities, one after another, than a large mansion that once stood on this one acre property. Mayer tried to express an idealized vision of men, women, and families in the real world they lived in. I havent been back there in quite sometime and I marvel at the fact they took down the ivy covered back chain link fence that used to give us privacy, on the beachside. Mayer asked her to have him drop by the studio. 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