Flashback: The End of Louis B. Mayer

You Must Remember This by Karina Longworth

Apr 4, 202555:08TV & Film

This episode was originally released on December 22, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. In the 1940s, Louis B. Mayer was the highest paid man in America, one of...

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