Lion of Hollywood : The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer

Draws on 150 interviews and previously unavailable archival resources to chronicle the Hollywood Golden Age mogul's life from his early years in the Russian shtetls, to his rise to the head of MGM, to his embittered exile, a career during which he promoted a conservative worldview, discovered such stars as Greta Garbo, and founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 35,000 first printing.