Roger Mayer was born on April 21, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA as Roger Laurance Mayer. He is known for his work on Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990), That's Entertainment! III (1994) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992). He was married to Pauline Alexander. He died on March 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He was a studio executive who was also a founder and chairman of the National Film Preservation Foundation. This entity has helped archivists save and restore hundreds of newsreels, documentaries, silent movies, avant-garde presentations and other "orphan" films. He also was a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
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He was not related to MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. But he worked for MGM from 1961 to 1986, joining as assistant general manager of its studios. He persuaded his bosses to pay for refrigerated film-storage facilities and to establish a film preservation program, even though there was little commercial reason to do so in an era before home video and cable TV.
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He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University, where he also graduated from law school.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
1995
TV Series executive consultant - 2 episodes
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
1995
TV Short executive consultant
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Documentary executive: Turner Entertainment Co.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990-1992
TV Series executive in charge of operations - 65 episodes
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1993-1994
TV Series executive in charge of production - 22 episodes
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
TV Movie documentary executive in charge of production - as Roger L. Mayer
Great Performances
1988
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment
I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper
2005
Documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment
Garbo
2005
Documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co. - as Roger L. Mayer
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005
TV Movie documentary executive producer
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment
American Masters
2002-2004
TV Series documentary executive producer - 3 episodes
True Love
2003/I
Video short co-executive producer
Begin the Beguine
2003
Video documentary short co-executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co.
Ça c'est l'amour
2003
Video short co-executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
Video documentary short executive producer: Turner Entertainment
Satin and Silk
2003
Video short co-executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co
The John Garfield Story
2003
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment Company - as Roger L. Mayer
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
Video documentary short executive producer
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
1998
TV Movie documentary executive producer: Turner Entertainment Company
The Race to Save 100 Years
1997
Documentary executive producer
Great Performances
1991-1996
TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1992
executive producer
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970
Documentary executive producer - special version
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors
2010
Video documentary special thanks
Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland
2004
Video documentary short special thanks
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
2004
TV Movie documentary thanks
Rita
2003
TV Movie documentary special thanks
London After Midnight
2002
TV Movie special thanks
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
TV Movie documentary special thanks
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
TV Movie documentary special thanks
My Voyage to Italy
2001
Documentary thanks
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000
Video documentary short special thanks
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
TV Movie documentary thanks
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000
TV Movie documentary grateful thanks
Glorious Technicolor
1998
TV Movie documentary special thanks - as Roger L. Mayer
Looney Tunes Sing-Alongs
1998
Video short special thanks
Quest for Camelot Sing-Alongs
1998
Video short special thanks
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'
1997
TV Short documentary special thanks
Freeway
1996
special thanks
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
TV Series documentary extra special thanks - 3 episodes
'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic
1995
TV Special documentary special thanks
100 Years at the Movies
1994
TV Short documentary special thanks
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
Video documentary special thanks: Turner Entertainment Company
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992
Video documentary short special thanks: Turner Entertainment Co.
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: 'It Was Beauty Killed the Beast'
1992
Video documentary short special thanks: Turner Entertainment Company
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Documentary special thanks - as Roger L. Mayer
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1985
Documentary grateful acknowledgment
Penitentiary
1979
special thanks
The Boss' Son
1978
special thanks
Days of Heaven
1978
special thanks
When a Man Loves
1927
special thanks - 2006 restoration
Greed
1924
special thanks: 1999
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
La fabuleuse histoire des studios hollywoodiens: MGM
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Lost Forever
2011
Documentary
Himself
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Documentary
Himself
Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
The 77th Annual Academy Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Documentary
Himself, president, Turner Entertainment
Saving Egyptian Film Classics
2002
Documentary
Roger Mayer
Great Performances
2000
TV Series
Himself
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Documentary
Himself
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards
2016
TV Special
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Academy Awards, USA
2004
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Masters (1985)
2004
IDA Award
International Documentary Association
Continuing Series (Strand)
American Masters (1985)
2003
Film Preservation Award
Hollywood Film Awards
1999
Special Citation
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1996
Silver Medallion Award
Telluride Film Festival, US
1995
Preservation and Scholarship Award
International Documentary Association
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
2005
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004)
Known for movies
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1994) as Miscellaneous Crew
That's Entertainment! III (1994) as Miscellaneous Crew
$13 Million
