by Charles Higham (Author)
The son of a penniless Russian immigrant, Louis B. Mayer became the richest and most powerful film tycoon in Hollywood. As the tyrannical head of MGM, his was the imagination which launched a galaxy of stars, among them Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable and Judy Garland - and his was the will which controlled their lives. In this biography, Charles Higham weaves an account based on research of the power struggles, scandals, creative successes and personal traumas which permeated Mayer's career. The author also wrote Wallis and Elizabeth and Philip .
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Published: 28 May 1993
ISBN 10: 0283060859
ISBN 13: 9780283060854