Louis B. Mayer

didn't all try from the age of 16 to 20”. This was the period of time she was making Wizard of Oz. She was a picture of innocence--pigtails in a gingham dress…“The worst of the lot, she said, was Louis B. Mayer, the head of the studio. Mayer would tell her what a wonderful singer she was, and he would say “you sing from the heart” and then he would place his hand on her left breast and say “this is where you sing from.” This went on for about 4 years until finally Judy got up enough courage to say to him: “Mr. Mayer, don't you ever do that again. If you want to tell me where I sing from, just point.” Instead of firing her or getting into a fury, Mayer sat down and cried and he said “How can you say that to me, to me who has treated you like a father.”… “ There was another man, another very high executive at MGM who called her into his office and without any chit chat demanded that she have sex with him. Something that he did with all of the young stars. Most of them apparently gave in to him. But Judy did not. He began screaming at her and told her she'd be fired. She would be out of a job. And Judy very coolly replied, "Oh, no. You will be out before I will be." And he was. A couple of months later, Mayer fired him. Not because of anything the man had done to Judy but because Mayer thought that the guy was after his own job. Nobody knew about the sexual pressure until I found this autobiography. I talked to hundreds and hundreds of people, many who knew Judy intimately, and…

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Drake Rowland Dr. Wachter English 101-010 15 February 2016 Continuous Bliss “Say what you need to say,” John Mayer stated within Say, a 2006 well established hit-single of Mayer’s, and he most certainly followed up those exact words four days later with his album release of Continuum. This is an ardent, smooth album where Mayer elegantly combines his passion for rhythm and blues with his sincere knack for inventing unforgettable melodies and strongly put-together songs. Through this album,…

There are many definitions of the word story, but one definition in particular fits the topic of human origins perfectly; a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration. The story of human origin and the creation of human nature is a difficult story to tell, created by miniscule pieces of evidence and guesswork through paleoanthropology, and advances in the ability to look at and study DNA. Exactly where we came from and…

Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, France on December 27th in 1822. He was the son of Jean Pasteur and Jeanne-Etiennette Roqui. His father was a poorly educated tanner, who had high hopes for his son to excel in his education. * Pasteur gave a significant impact to the world of scientific research through his numerous contributions. Earlier in his life, Pasteur worked as a chemist, and dealt with the specific nature of tartaric acid. Tartaric acid is a type of acid that occurs naturally in many…

the French defeat though, with the end of the war it eventually lead to the United States acquisition of Missouri as a territory from the Louisiana Purchase. Travel to the mid-west and specifically to the area that would become Missouri was easier than most areas of the United States and many groups took advantage of this travel. One group that took advantage of this was the Germans. German immigrants began coming to the Missouri area in the eighteen forties and fifties. Unlike the immigration…

Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong “My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn…” (Louis Armstrong). He possessed no formal teaching and yet he broke all barriers when it came to music. Louis Armstrong remains one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. He not only revolutionized the sound of jazz with his embellished, improvisational solos and “scat” singing, but also his humble personality and charismatic presence won him the hearts of millions. Often known as…

play. A Streetcar Named Desire, although meant to a play that anyone can relate to, also contained characters and situations from his life. In both plays, the characters are drawn from his life. This essay will discuss is the similarities between The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, which have similar characters and themes throughout them. A Streetcar Named Desire takes place in New Orleans. The characters are Blanche Dubois, Stanley Kowalski, Stella Kowalski (Blanche’s…

Intro “There are two kinds of music, the good and the bad. I play the good kind” (Armstrong). Millions of people, starting in the 1930s until today, have agreed with Louis Armstrong’s famous words and have been huge fans of the famous musician. Louis Armstrong was an outstanding jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance Era. He was especially known for his spectacular trumpet playing, unmistakable voice, and exceptionally recognizable, broad smile. The beginning of his inspirational life set…

The African American population’s increasing struggle to earn equal rights in areas such as education, facilities, politics, and employment were extremely prominent during the 1950s and 60s. The use of publicity earned by civil right figures within their given organizations, specifically Martin Luther King Jr. (SCLC), Rosa Parks (NAACP), and Malcolm X with the Nation of Islam (NOI), created palpable tension between whites and blacks. Malcolm X and the NOI brought to the table what others civil…