56: MGM Stories Part 1: Louis B. Mayer vs. Irving Thalberg

56: MGM Stories Part 1: Louis B. Mayer vs. Irving Thalberg

This season we're going to tell 15 stories about different people who worked at the same movie studio over the course of five decades, as the movie industry transitioned from silents to sound, into its Golden Era and finally into its television and counter-culture-hastened decline. 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. For the first dozen years of its existence, Mayer’s influence over the company would be at least matched by that of producer Irving Thalberg, who was perceived as the creative genius to Mayer’s bureaucrat. This episode will trace the rise of MGM through the 1920s and early-mid 30s, covering Mayer’s long-evolving working relationship with Thalberg, the creation of the MGM “star factory” identity and unique power within the community of Hollywood, and the in-fighting which would end with Mayer poised to seize his crown as the most powerful man in Hollywood. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)

Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)

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Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger

Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger

This episode was originally released on July 4, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. Jean Seberg made her first two films, Saint Joan and Bonjo...

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Alfred Hitchcock 1966-1980 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 6)

Alfred Hitchcock 1966-1980 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 6)

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Flashback: Grace Kelly

Flashback: Grace Kelly

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Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)

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Flashback: Lana Turner

Flashback: Lana Turner

This episode was originally released on December 1, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. Lana Turner, the legendary "Sweater Girl" was one of M...

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Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)

Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)

In the 1960s, many American directors saw their fortunes turn after they notched massive hits. In the case of Howard Hawks – a director who had thrived in virtually every Hollywood genre since the lat...

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Flashback: Bogey, Before Bacall

Flashback: Bogey, Before Bacall

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. Humphrey Bogart is perhaps the most enduring icon of ...

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