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Jerry Gershon Mayer

Male 1891 - 1947  (56 years)


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  • Name Jerry Gershon Mayer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 16 Apr 1891  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Gerald Mayer  [4] 
    Also Known As Jeremiah Mayer  [2, 3] 
    Census 3 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 3 Apr 1930  [10] 
    moving pictures representative 
    Property 3 Apr 1930  [10] 
    owned his home at this time 
    Residence 18 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 8 Apr 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation 8 Apr 1940  [11] 
    manager of a motion picture studio 
    Fact 26 Apr 1942  [6] 
    drafted to serve in the U.S. Military during World War II 
    Occupation 26 Apr 1942  [6] 
    employee of MGM Studios 
    Residence 26 Apr 1942  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 29 Sep 1947  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 8, 9] 
    Buried Home of Peace Memorial Park, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I15  Mayer Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2020 

    Father Jacob Mayer,   b. Apr 1848, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Sarah Meltzer,   b. 2 Dec 1851, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1913, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1918  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rheba Gilinsky,   b. 1 Apr 1897, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1968, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1918  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Gerald Humphrey Mayer,   b. 5 Jun 1919, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 2001  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2020 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jerry Mayer

      HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 29 (AP) – J. G. (Jerry) Mayer, 56, manager of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, died today. He was a brother of Louis B. Mayer, M-G-M vice president.

      Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jerry Mayer became a deep sea diver in 1903 and by 1919 he operated a salvage company, a street railway, a brass foundry and a steel company. Later he joined his brother in management of Louis’ first theatrical enterprise in Haverhill, Mass.

      He came to Hollywood in 1922 as manager of Louis Mayer’s first studio and had been with M-G-M since its founding in 1924.

      source: Obituary of Jerry G. Mayer. Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 30 Sep 1947, p. 16.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]., Find A Grave, Inc., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    2. [S22] "Louis B. Mayer.", Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_B._Mayer, 21 Jul 2020).

    3. [S25] 1901 Canada Census, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]., Library and Archives Canada, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).

    4. [S29] New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 [database on-line]., Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    5. [S3] California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]., California Department of Public Health, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000).

    6. [S31] Jerry Gershon Mayer, World War II Draft Registration Card, 26 Apr 1942, Record Group No. 147; U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

    7. [S32] “Mayer Funeral to be Tomorrow.”, (Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr 1930, p. 16).

    8. [S2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]., Social Security Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

    9. [S33] Obituary of Jerry G. Mayer, (Boston, MA: The Boston Globe, 30 Sep 1947, p. 16).

    10. [S26] 1930 United States Federal Census, Los Angeles, Enumeration District 123, Los Angeles County, California; 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).

    11. [S27] 1940 United States Federal Census, Los Angeles, Enumeration District 60-208, Los Angeles County, California, National Archives Microfilm Roll m-t0627-00405; 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).