Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation

by Kenneth Turan

Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg and their role in creating the film industry as we know it

One was a tough junkman's son, the other a cosseted mama's boy, but they dreamed the same mighty dream: that the right movies could make a profit and change both the culture and individual lives. Sharing a religion and an evangelical zeal for film, Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957) and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300254490
• ISBN13: 9780300254495
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 392 Pages