https://hollywoodessays.com/2013/01/01/the-pro-hitler-maid-who-nearly-killed-george-burns-career/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jack-benny-clipping-smuggling-chaperau.jpgjack benny clipping smuggling chaperauhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/elma-lauer-clipping.jpgelma lauer clippinghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jan-20-george-burns_gracie-allen_1955.jpgJAN 20 George Burns_Gracie Allen_1955https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mitzi-w-glam-crowd-on-steps-watermark.jpegMitzi w glam crowd on steps watermarkGeorge Burns and Gracie Allen (bottom left), Mitzi Cummings (top left), Joe E. Brown (top right), Betty Karp (middle right) and George E. Stone (bottom right) at the gala opening of the Mayfair Club in the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, 1935.2026-01-30T22:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/14/rest-in-peace-dear-little-brother/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tristan-shaved-head.jpgTristan shaved headhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tristan-at-airport.pngTristan at airporthttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tristan-graduated.jpgTristan graduatedhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nick-maes-with-4-year-old-tristan.jpgnick maes with 4 year old tristanMy youngest brother, Tristan, with my biological father, Nick. I found them and Nick's four other children when I finally located him after a long search.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tristan-28.jpgtristan 28https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tristan.jpgTristan2025-01-04T23:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/about/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/abm_069_w-red-lace-sitting.jpgABM_069_W red lace sittinghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/abm_002_w-purple-dress.jpgABM_002_W purple dresshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/abm_045_w-blue-shirt-big-smile.jpgABM_045_W blue shirt big smilehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120718-201954.jpg20120718-201954.jpgAlicia Mayer2024-11-10T23:03:06+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2018/04/29/martin-and-anna-belousoff-the-luckiest-or-unluckiest-couple-just-ask-howard-hughes-and-bugsy-siegel/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mary-pickford-jha-groundbreaking-event-report-signed-by-anna-belousoff-apr-5-1948.jpgMary Pickford JHA groundbreaking event report signed by Anna Belousoff Apr 5 1948The last page of Anna Belousoff's 4-page report about the Mary Pickford groundbreaking ceremony. She mentions the speech given by Louis B. Mayer, which was evidently quite moving. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/schwabs-pharmacy-1945.jpgSchwab's Pharmacy 1945A man hails a cab in front of the famous Schwab's Pharmacy, located at 8024 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, in a building owned by Martin Belousoff. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/howard-hughes-crash.jpegHoward Hughes crashhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bugsy-siegel-headline.gifBugsy Siegel headline2024-11-09T18:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/30/i-thought-i-heard-a-whisper/2024-10-05T19:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/30/the-tailors-son-takes-a-wife/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/solsamesther-crop-watermark.jpgSolSamEsther crop watermarkMy grandfather Solomon (Sol) Baer Fingerman (right) with his younger sister, Esther, and older brother, Samuel in their father’s tailoring workshop in Denver, Colorado. He later changed his name from Fingerman to Fielding. Date unknown.2024-10-05T19:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/03/31/not-harlow-mary-dees-the-actress-who-filmed-jean-harlows-unfinished-scenes-in-saratoga/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mary-dees-mgm1.jpgMary Dees MGMMary Dees, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Jean Harlow, shown in an undated MGM publicity shot. She hoped for great things after appearing as Jean Harlow's replacement in Saratoga, the film MGM wanted to shelve after the screen goddess' sudden death on June 7, 1937. 2024-08-09T01:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/10/11/louis-b-mayer-was-no-sexual-predator-here-is-my-statement-harveyweinstein/2024-08-04T22:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/22/a-man-called-mary-is-one-of-the-reasons-why-i-love-australians/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/elephants-walk-over-harbour-bridge-1932.jpgelephants walk over harbour bridge 1932Elephants walking over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to help convince Australians that it would be safe to use the new train service that took passengers over the bridge, which you can see on the far left. By the way, going over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the train is incredibly scenic with the Sydney Opera House and the ferry terminal on one side and Luna Park and the many waterside suburbs on the other side.2024-04-04T02:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/24/the-fateful-moment-walter-pidgeon-and-louis-b-mayer-both-realized-they-were-from-the-same-far-flung-town-in-canada/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/walter-pidgeon-with-child-actor-christopher-severn.jpgWalter-Pidgeon-with-child-actor-Christopher-Severnhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/walter-pidgeon.jpgWalter Pidgeonhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/walter-pidgeon-with-dogs.jpgwalter pidgeon with dogshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/walter-pidgeon-greer-garson-ad.jpgwalter pidgeon greer garson ad2024-03-24T06:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/family-history/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jack-cummings-w-leonard-cummings-ruth-harriet-louise-portrait-watermark.jpgjack-cummings-w-leonard-cummings-ruth-harriet-louise-portrait-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lb-w-imc-plaque-watermark.jpgLB w IMC plaque watermarkMy great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings with her brother Louis B Mayer being presented with a plaque in appreciation from the Jewish Home for the Aged in 1952. 2024-03-16T22:12:38+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2017/10/20/dear-media-you-hung-the-wrong-movie-mogul-louis-b-mayer-was-no-harveyweinstein/2023-11-28T02:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/19/vintage-hollywood-roshhashanah-telegrams-and-youll-want-silicon-valley-to-bring-back-this-retro-awesomeness/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rosh-hashana-louis-b-mayer-to-ida-2-watermark.jpgrosh hashana louis b mayer to ida 2 watermarkA 1939 Rosh Hashana telegram from Ida's younger brother Louis B. Mayer.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/more-rosh-hashanah-telegrams-watermark.pngmore rosh hashanah telegrams watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rosh-hashanah-from-louis-b-mayer-to-ida-watermark.jpgrosh hashanah from louis b mayer to ida watermarkA Rosh Hashana telegram from 1936 from Ida's younger brother Louis B. Mayer.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mary-pickford-rosh-hashana-telegram-to-ida-sept-28-1962-watermark.pngMary Pickford Rosh Hashana telegram to Ida Sept 28 1962 watermarkA loving Rosh Hashana telegram from Mary Pickford to my great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings. The two were dear friends and worked closely together on fundraising causes.2022-09-23T02:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/22/that-time-five-star-general-omar-bradley-taught-me-how-to-eat-oysters/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gen-omar-bradley-watermark.jpgGen Omar Bradley watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/omar-bradley-time-cover-01.jpegomar-bradley-time-cover-01https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esther-kitty-bradley.jpgesther kitty bradleyEsther "Kitty" Bruhlerhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-with-alicia-age-11-e1504068460304.jpgMitzi with Alicia age 11My grandmother Mitzi and I.2022-07-07T06:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/12/24/w-s-van-dyke-the-trusted-director-star-maker-party-host-and-patriot-who-would-not-wait-for-death/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mitzi-at-van-dyke-party-group-shot-1935-watermark1.jpgmitzi-at-van-dyke-party-group-shot-1935-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mitzi-at-van-dyke-party-group-shot-1935-watermark.jpgmitzi-at-van-dyke-party-group-shot-1935-watermark2022-03-27T03:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/13/i-can-put-down-my-sword-two-new-books-are-the-last-nails-in-the-coffin-of-another-i-fought-for-years/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0397.pngIMG_0397https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thomas-doherty-book.jpgthomas doherty bookhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/louis-b-mayer-signing-contract-w-william-powell-watermark.jpgLouis B Mayer signing contract w William Powell watermarkLouis B. Mayer with actor William Powell at his desk as Powell signs a new contract with M-G-M.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hollywoods-spies-laura-b-rosenzweig.jpghollywoods spies laura b rosenzweig2022-03-02T22:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/events/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2884.jpgIMG_2884https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alicia-with-monica.jpgAlicia with Monicahttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2890.jpgIMG_2890https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2889.jpgIMG_2889https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2887.jpgIMG_2887https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2886.jpgIMG_2886https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2883.jpgIMG_2883https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alicia-with-oscar-vizcarria-who-worked-at-mgm.jpgAlicia with Oscar Vizcarria who worked at MGMhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alicia-with-marcus-tiggs-esq-debbie-lynn-elias.jpgAlicia with Marcus Tiggs Esq Debbie Lynn Eliashttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/alicia-purple-dress-cropped.pngAlicia purple dress cropped2021-11-27T20:06:52+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/08/norma-shearers-remarkable-letter-about-louis-b-mayer-sent-to-my-grandmother-mitzi-in-1972/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thalberg-book-bob-thomas.jpgThalberg book Bob Thomashttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/irving-thalberg-norma-shearer-august-1928-embed.jpgIrving Thalberg Norma Shearer August 1928-EMBEDIrving Thalberg and Norma Shearer in 1928, a year after their marriage. He worked closely with my great-uncle, Louis B. Mayer, as an executive at M-G-M until his untimely death in 1936.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/norma-shearer-letter-to-mitzi-re-book-jan-26-1972-watermark.jpgNorma Shearer letter to Mitzi re book Jan 26 1972 watermark2020-12-31T22:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/23/two-lovely-notes-from-joan-crawford-to-my-grandmother-will-make-you-miss-the-lost-art-of-letter-writing/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan-crawford-reading.jpgJoan Crawford readingJoan Crawford, 1960s.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan-crawford-watermark.jpgJoan Crawford watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan-crawford-letters-2-aug-68-and-7-feb-69-to-mitzi-watermark.jpgJoan Crawford letters 2 Aug 68 and 7 Feb 69 to Mitzi watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sept-6-otto-kruger-and-crawford-joan-chained.jpgSEPT 6 Otto Kruger and Crawford, Joan (Chained)https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan_crawford_-_1936_-_hurrell.jpgJoan_Crawford_-_1936_-_Hurrellhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jan-13-ruth-harriet-louise-joan-crawford-1930-via-wiki.jpgJAN 13 ruth-harriet-louise-joan-crawford-1930-via-wikihttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan-crawford.jpgjoan crawfordhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/joan-crawford-coffee.jpgJoan Crawford coffee2020-12-30T06:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/26/instead-of-tinder-how-about-a-time-machine-that-takes-you-back-to-w-s-van-dykes-women-without-men-party-in-the-summer-of-1935/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ballerina-alice-nikitina.jpgBallerina Alice Nikitinahttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/women-without-men-party-ws-van-dyke-party-july-1-1935-ballerina-alice-nikitina-brian-aherne-watermark.jpgWomen without Men party WS Van Dyke party July 1 1935 ballerina Alice Nikitina Brian Aherne watermarkAlice Nikitina, Mitzi Cummings, and Brian Aherne at the same party. 2020-12-30T04:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/11/19/an-urgent-letter-from-mary-pickford-to-my-great-grandmother-ida-mayer-cummings-to-support-willkie-over-roosevelt-as-war-raged-in-europe/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wendell-willkie-and-mary-pickford-cropped.pngWendell Willkie and Mary Pickford croppedhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wendell-wilkie-and-mary-pickford2.pngWendell Wilkie and Mary PickfordMary Pickford and 1940 Republican nominee for president, Wendell Willkie. Thanks to Hubert Blair Bonds, Jr. for this image.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wendell-wilkie-and-mary-pickford1.pngWendell Wilkie and Mary Pickfordhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mary-pickford-new-jha-building-sign-watermark.jpgMary Pickford new JHA building sign watermarkMary Pickford spearheaded the campaign to raise funds for a new building for the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aged. She worked in partnership with my great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings and her younger brother, Louis B. Mayer, as well as many prominent Los Angelenos and Hollywood notables.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/one-world-book-cover-wendell-wilkie.jpgOne World book cover Wendell WilkieWendell Wilkie's manifesto for the United States, published in 1943 by Simon & Schuster.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mary-pickford-re-roosevelt-re-racism-religion-oct-18-1940-jha-watermark.jpgMary Pickford re Roosevelt re racism religion Oct 18 1940 JHA watermarkAn urgent letter from Mary Pickford to my great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings dated October 18, 1940, written in the lead up to the presidential election.2020-12-29T22:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2018/04/16/dorothy-ponedels-memoir-is-one-of-our-last-chances-to-hear-from-a-classic-hollywood-insider/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dottie-ponedel-about-face-frontcover.jpgDottie Ponedel about face frontcoverhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/joan_dottie_judy.jpgJoan_Dottie_JudyJoan Blondell, Dottie Ponedel, and Judy Garland on the set of the ill-fated Annie Get Your Gun.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dottie_stanwyck.jpgDottie_StanwyckBarbara Stanwyck with Dorothy Ponedel.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dottie_marlene.jpgDottie_MarleneMarlene Dietrich and Dottie Ponedelhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dottie_judy.jpgDottie_JudyDottie Ponedel with Judy on the set of The Harvey Girls2020-04-09T05:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/01/18/frank-sugar-chile-robinson-the-child-prodigy-who-walked-away-from-it-all/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sugar-chile-robinson-life-magazine-nov-19-1945-photo-2.jpgsugar-chile-robinson-life-magazine-nov-19-1945-photo-22020-01-29T04:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/09/a-twitter-miracle-from-2013-comes-full-circle-for-me-in-august/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_15131.jpgIMG_1513https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ida-portrait-3-watermark.jpgIda portrait 3 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ida-and-louis-w-plaque-1952-watermark.jpgIda and Louis w plaque 1952 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kes-tweet-2.pngKes tweet 2https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tweet-to-kes-re-ida-mayer-cummings-825-tremaine.pngTweet to Kes re Ida Mayer Cummings 825 Tremaine2019-12-26T20:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/12/30/10-highlights-from-2017-mysteries-solved-serendipitous-discoveries-and-back-stories-revealed/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mcf-066-edward-arnold-mitzi-binnie-barnes-and-director-jean-negulesco-c-1939-watermark.jpgMCF 066 Edward Arnold Mitzi Binnie Barnes and director Jean Negulesco c 1939 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/louis-b-mayer-with-cousin-judy-watermark.jpgLouis B Mayer with cousin Judy watermark2019-06-07T07:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/12/18/face-to-face-with-ben-urwand-the-question-i-asked-and-his-reply/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/alicia-redhead-profile-pic.jpgalicia redhead profile pichttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131223-060809.jpg20131223-060809.jpgMark Horowitz, author of The Myth of Jewish Hollywood’s Collaboration With the Nazis published in Tablet Mag on December 20th, 2013 in the comments section, "...filled with errors...and outright fantasy."https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131223-060430.jpg20131223-060430.jpghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo4.jpgphoto(4)https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo1.jpgphoto(1)2019-05-16T21:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/10/15/before-childhood-2-0-and-kid-yoga-there-was-the-crazy-stuff-we-did-in-the-70s/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1033.jpgIMG_1033Kid me and my little sister, late 1970s.2019-04-21T00:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/03/30/the-perfect-family/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mary-pickford-douglas-fairbanks-the-taming-of-the-shrew-1929.jpgMary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks The Taming of the Shrew 1929Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks starring in 'The Taming of the Shrew' (1929).https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pickfair-garden-party-invitation-1946-front-jha-watermark.jpgPickfair garden party invitation 1946 front JHA watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mary-pickford-buddy-rogers-and-children-family-portrait-watermark.jpgMary Pickford Buddy Rogers and children family portrait watermarkBuddy Rogers and Mary Pickford, with adopted children, Ron and Roxanne.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/buddy-rogers-and-mary-pickford-breaking-ground-at-jha-bld-site.jpgBuddy Rogers and Mary Pickford breaking ground at JHA bld sitehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fairbanks-gaynor-oscar_edited.jpgfairbanks-gaynor-oscar_editedhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/academystory-1927-louis-b-mayer-douglas-fairbanks.jpgacademystory-1927 louis b mayer douglas fairbankshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aug-13-charles_buddy_rogers_1937.jpgAug 13 Charles_Buddy_Rogers_1937https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pickford-rogers-family-watermark.jpgpickford rogers family watermarkMary Pickford and Buddy Rogers with adopted children Roxanne and Ron.2020-12-13T06:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/12/29/now-singing-in-the-clouds-true-cinema-magic-when-louis-b-mayer-paired-debbie-reynolds-with-gene-kelly/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lb-mayer-gene-kelly-debbie-reynolds.jpglb-mayer-gene-kelly-debbie-reynoldshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/debbie-singing.jpegdebbie-singing2018-11-04T22:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/31/rabbi-magnin-and-the-moguls/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rabbi-magnin-harry-and-rae-warner-ida-mayer-cummings-watermark.jpgrabbi-magnin-harry-and-rae-warner-ida-mayer-cummings-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/imc-w-edgar-magnin-19601.jpgIda Mayer Cummings with Rabbi Edgar Magnin, 1960Circa 1960: My great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings with Rabbi Edgar Magnin, who served the Wilshire Boulevard Temple for 69 years from 1915. Her brother Louis B Mayer and other moguls helped to build what is now LA's oldest synagogue.2018-10-27T21:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/09/18/that-awkward-moment-when-it-takes-interpol-to-find-your-long-lost-father/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ancestry-kit3.jpgancestry-kit3https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/oakland-tribune-ruth-roche-death-notice-jpg.pngoakland-tribune-ruth-roche-death-notice-jpghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ancestry-kit4.jpgancestry-kit4https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/interpol.jpginterpolhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/globe-showing-australia-on-map.jpgglobe-showing-australia-on-maphttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mitzi-with-alicia-age-11.jpgmitzi-with-alicia-age-11https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/baby-alicia-oct-1967-pic3.jpgbaby-alicia-oct-1967-pic3https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sarah-mayer-portrait-watermark.jpgsarah-mayer-portrait-watermarkSarah Meltzer Mayer, my great-great grandmother.2018-07-29T23:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/13/beloved-by-stars-and-moguls-alike-he-was-hollywoods-favorite-head-waiter-for-18-years/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-column-photoplay-dec-1934-left.jpgMitzi column Photoplay Dec 1934 lefthttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/james-manos-obit-variety.pngJames Manos obit varietyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-with-douglass-montgomery-cocoanut-grove-watermark.jpgMitzi with Douglass Montgomery Cocoanut Grove watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jimmy-manos-head-water-cocoanut-grove-1930s.jpgjimmy manos head water cocoanut grove 1930shttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/photoplay-mitzi-with-william-powell-and-myrna-loy.jpgPhotoplay Mitzi with William Powell and Myrna Loy2018-07-14T22:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/11/23/what-on-earth-was-mary-pickfords-scheme-with-louis-b-mayer/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/portion-of-mary-pickford-letter-re-louis-b-mayer-scheme-november-22-1950.pngportion of Mary Pickford letter re Louis B Mayer scheme november 22 1950https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mary-pickford-architectural-drawing-jha-watermark.jpgMary Pickford architectural drawing JHA watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ida-louis-unveil-ida-portrait-watermark.jpgIda + Louis unveil Ida portrait watermarkLouis B. Mayer helps to unveil the portrait of his older sister, Ida Mayer Cummings, with other special guests. 1950.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mary-pickford-letter-re-louis-b-mayer-scheme-nov-22-1950-jha-watermark.jpgMary Pickford letter re Louis B Mayer scheme Nov 22 1950 JHA watermarkLetter from Mary Pickford to my great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings, dated November 22nd, 1950.2018-07-13T23:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/10/29/3-things-you-didnt-know-about-louis-b-mayer/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sarah-mayer-portrait-watermark.jpgsarah-mayer-portrait-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/macdonald-jeanette-broadway-serenade.jpgmacdonald-jeanette-broadway-serenadehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jessie-marmorston-md-lb-doctor.jpgjessie-marmorston-md-lb-doctorhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jan-10-bushman-francis-x-_01-ben-hur-pub-still.jpgjan-10-bushman-francis-x-_01-ben-hur-pub-stillhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/louis-b-mayer-cartoon.jpgLouis B Mayer cartoon2018-07-13T23:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/25/jerry-mayers-office-at-mgm-is-a-temple-of-art-deco-perfection-from-floor-to-ceiling/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jerry-and-rheba-dancing-louis-b-mayer-dancing-watermark.jpgJerry and Rheba dancing Louis B Mayer dancing watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jerry-mayer-mgm-studio-manager-office-watermark.pngJerry Mayer MGM studio manager office watermarkJerry Mayer would be appointed general manager of M-G-M. This is his grand office. 2018-06-20T00:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/06/12/newsflash-the-mystery-of-the-tall-hatted-man-has-been-solved/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fay-wray-king-kong1.jpegla-et-king-konghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lb-w-unkown-man-at-meeting.jpgLB w unkown man at meetinghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fay-wray-signed-to-mitzi-watermark.jpegFay Wray signed to Mitzi watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fay-wray-king-kong.jpegla-et-king-kongKing Kong with actress Fay Wray in hand in a scene from the classic 1933 film "King Kong."https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/king_of_elflands_daughter-dunsany.jpegKing_of_elflands_daughter dunsanyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dunsany.jpegdunsanyDunsany served as a Second Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards during the Second Boer War and as a Captain in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the First World War, when he was wounded in 1916.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dunsany_700069514_beschnitten.jpegDunsany_700069514_beschnitten2018-06-14T22:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/30/leonard-cummings-the-little-known-nephew-of-louis-b-mayer-who-served-proudly-in-wwii-memorialday/2018-05-27T22:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/08/21/a-rebuttal-to-ben-urwand-and-the-collaboration/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mgm-cameras-watermark.jpgMGM cameras watermark2018-05-19T21:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/09/14/the-dark-side-of-book-publicity-is-revealed-as-negative-reviews-flow-in-for-ben-urwands-the-collaboration-hollywoods-pact-with-hitler/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo6.jpgphoto(6)https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo3.jpgphoto(3)https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo2.jpgphoto(2)https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131221-094640.jpg20131221-094640.jpgError or idiocy on every page of Ben Urwand's book2018-05-19T21:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/08/12/the-boring-places-where-obsessions-are-born/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/golden-imc-pic-ruth-harriet-watermark.jpggolden IMC pic Ruth Harriet watermarkMy great grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings in an undated portrait by Ruth Harriet Louise, the only female photographic studio manager during that era and a portrait master. See my June, 2012 post about her short life.2018-04-22T06:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/what-others-have-said/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edie-in-seat-watermark.jpgedie in seat watermarkEdith "Edie" Mayer, oldest daughter of Louis B Mayer in costume and sitting in an elaborate chair. Date unknown, place unknown.2018-04-21T23:09:00+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2018/04/08/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game-the-1935-screen-stars-comedians-vs-leading-men-baseball-game/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/comedians-vs-leading-men-annual-classic-july-15-wrigley-field.jpgComedians vs Leading Men Annual Classic July 15 Wrigley Fieldhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/comedians-vs-leading-men.jpgComedians vs Leading MenFrom this ad promoting a San Francisco event, it looks like the Comedians vs Leading Men concept was so successful it was used to benefit other charities elsewhere.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitzi-article-w-baseball-photoplay-1935.jpegMitzi article w baseball Photoplay 1935https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitzi-charity-baseball-game-leading-men-vs-comics-july-1-1935-wallace-ford-jack-la-rue-mitzi-cummings-watermark.jpgMitzi Charity baseball game Leading Men vs Comics July 1 1935 Wallace Ford Jack La rue Mitzi Cummings watermark2018-04-07T23:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2018/04/05/the-young-americans/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/popa-young-boy-w-esther-and-sam.jpgpopa young boy w Esther and SamAn earlier photo of the Fingerman children, circa 1919, and taken in their father's tailoring shop in Denver. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/esther-fingerman-studio-portrait-possibly-graduation.jpgEsther Fingerman studio portrait possibly graduationAnother fabulous studio portrait, possibly my great aunt Esther's graduation photo. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sam-esther-sol-fingerman-studio-photos-1920s.jpgSam Esther Sol Fingerman studio photos 1920sSiblings Sol, Sam, and Esther Fingerman, taken in Denver, most likely in the 1920s. My grandfather Sol later changed his last name to Fielding. 2018-04-05T22:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2018/04/03/nobodys-stooge-ted-healy-living-gumshoe-bill-cassara-investigates-the-life-and-mysterious-death-of-the-founder-of-the-three-stooges/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hello-pop-restoration.jpghello pop restorationPhoto by Ron Hutchinson. Copyright Ron Hutchinson. Not to be used without his permission.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitzi-march-photoplay-1935-one-pg.jpgMitzi March Photoplay 1935 one pghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bill-cassara-ted-healy-book-nobodys-stooge.jpgbill cassara ted healy book nobodys stooge2018-04-05T22:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/buy-prints/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mitzi-w-jean-harlow-blue-watermark.jpgmitzi w jean harlow blue watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_02112.jpgIMG_0211https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_02111.jpgIMG_0211https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0211.jpgIMG_0211https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lbm-w-phillipe-de-lacy-child-star-watermark.jpgLouis B Mayer with Phillipe De Lacy child star watermarkMy great uncle Louis B. Mayer with silent film child star, Phillipe De Lacy. Early 1920s.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fay-webb-signed-to-mitzi-watermark.jpegFay Webb signed to Mitzi watermark2018-04-04T06:50:52+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2016/01/15/the-intersecting-lives-of-the-mayers-and-the-barrymores/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/louis-meg-robson-irving-thalberg-lionel-barrymore-watermark.jpgLouis + Meg Robson + Irving Thalberg + Lionel Barrymore watermarkM-G-M studio head Louis B. Mayer with actress Meg Robson, studio exec Irving Thalberg, and actor Lionel Barrymore. 1930s.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/709px-ethel_barrymore-1901-captain-jinks-of-the-horse-marines.jpg709px-Ethel_Barrymore 1901 Captain Jinks of the Horse Marineshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ethel-barrymore-george-jessel-jha-watermark.jpgEthel Barrymore + George Jessel JHA watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ethel-barrymore-leads-group-downstairs-mitzi-and-sol-watermark.jpgEthel Barrymore leads group downstairs Mitzi and Sol watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/671px-john_barrymore_hamlet_1922.jpg671px-John_Barrymore_Hamlet_1922https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mitzi-with-elaine-barrie-barrymore-1937-watermark.jpgMitzi with Elaine Barrie Barrymore 1937 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/elaine-barrie-barrymore-her-mother-mrs-louis-jacobs-ida-mitzi-watermark.jpgElaine Barrie Barrymore+ her mother Mrs Louis Jacobs + Ida + Mitzi watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mr-and-mrs-john-barrymore-mitzi-watermark.jpgMitzi with Mr and Mrs John Barrymore (Elaine Barrie).Mitzi with Mr and Mrs John Barrymore (Elaine Barrie).2018-03-29T01:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/08/11/my-full-circle-moment-i-visit-the-home-louis-b-mayer-bought-for-my-great-grandmother-ida-mayer-cummings-his-older-sister/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ida-louis-unveil-ida-portrait-watermark.jpgIda + Louis unveil Ida portrait watermarkMy great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings (far left), older sister of Louis B. Mayer (far right), being presented with a beautiful portrait of her in honor of her decades of fundraising for the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging (JHA). https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2908.jpgIMG_2908https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2914.jpgIMG_2914https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2902.jpgIMG_2902https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2901.jpgIMG_2901https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2913.jpgIMG_2913https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_195a.jpegfullsizeoutput_195ahttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2899.jpgIMG_2899https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2898.jpgIMG_2898https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2897.jpgIMG_28972018-03-10T20:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/09/the-legendary-ghosts-of-625-palisades-beach-road/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leonard-sonny-cummings-wwii-watermark.jpegLeonard Sonny Cummings WWII watermarkSonny Cummings, youngest son of Ida Mayer Cummings, Louis B. Mayer's older sister. Sonny chose not to be involved in the film business and instead had a career as a sports writer and publicist. At just 44 he died from leukemia, the same disease that killed L.B. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/625-palisades-beach-road-gargoyle-watermark.jpg625 palisades beach road gargoyle watermark Louis B. Mayer's home at 625 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica, built in 1926.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/citizen-kane-welles-podium.jpgcitizen-kane-welles-podiumhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edie-and-irene-5-625-beach-road-watermark.jpgedie-and-irene-5-625-beach-road-watermarkEdie and Irene Mayer frolick at 625 Beach Road, Santa Monica.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hearst-davies-estate.jpghearst-davies-estatehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ampas-dining-room-625-beach-road-blue-watermark.jpgampas-dining-room-625-beach-road-blue-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/625-palisades-bch-rd-lb-house-watermark.jpg625 Palisades Bch Rd LB house watermark2018-02-25T22:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/01/if-i-had-just-one-ticket-for-the-time-machine-this-is-who-i-would-visit-without-question/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_0846.jpgIMG_0846https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1117.jpgIMG_1117https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mitzi-and-sol-honeymoon-big.jpgMitzi and Sol honeymoon BIGhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/esther-sol-ida-mitzi-roy-and-others-big.jpgEsther + Sol + Ida + Mitzi + Roy and others BIGhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/visitors-to-bright-road-set-1953-gerald-mayer-dorothy-dandridge-belafonte-sol-watermark.jpgVisitors to Bright Road set 1953 Gerald Mayer + Dorothy Dandridge + Belafonte + Sol watermarkVisitors on Bright Road set with director Gerald Mayer (far left), producer Sol Baer Fielding (far right), middle are Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge. 1953https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fingermans-as-children-and-as-adults-watermark.jpgFingermans as children and as adults watermarkEsther, Samuel, and Solomon Fingerman in their father, Samuel's tailoring shop in Denver, Colorado; circa 1920s. The three siblings together again - Samuel, Esther, and Sol; circa early 1960s.2018-02-18T10:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/01/12/how-hamlet-nearly-killed-oscar-the-big-studio-revolt-that-nearly-ended-the-academy-awards/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vivien-leigh-and-laurence-oliver.jpgvivien-leigh-and-laurence-oliverVivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in Fire Over England (1937). https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/william-holden-and-cary-grant-coffee.jpgWilliam Holden and Cary Grant coffeeHollywood stars William Holden and Cary Grant.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mitzi-w-robert-montgomery-watermark.jpgMitzi w Robert Montgomery watermarkMy grandmother Mitzi Cummings, niece of Louis B. Mayer, with Robert Montgomery, who helped save the day after the studio-led Hamlet revolt.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/olivier-as-hamlet-laurence-olivier-5110416-600-450.jpegolivier-as-hamlet-laurence-olivier-5110416-600-450https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mitzi-otto-kruger-jean-hersholt-w-s-van-dyke-party-watermark.jpgMitzi Otto Kruger Jean Hersholt W S Van Dyke party watermark2018-01-13T20:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/01/13/the-telegram-to-my-grandmother-that-led-me-to-the-eleanor-powellglenn-ford-wedding-and-a-patent-for-the-worlds-first-commercial-pager/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photoplay-editor-helen-gilmore-husband-richard-florac-patent-for-pager-1950.jpgPhotoplay editor Helen Gilmore husband Richard Florac patent for pager 195000000000https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/helen-gilmore-mitzi-editor-in-photoplay-nov-1943.jpgHelen Gilmore Mitzi editor in Photoplay Nov 1943https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/helen_gilmore-actress-and-photoplay-editor.jpghelen_gilmore actress and Photoplay editorhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photoplay-nov-1943-brief-mention-of-eleanor-powell-and-glenn-ford.jpgPhotoplay Nov 1943 brief mention of Eleanor Powell and Glenn Fordhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mitzi-photoplay-re-eleanor-powell-and-glenn-ford-romance-jan-1943.jpgMitzi Photoplay re Eleanor Powell and Glenn Ford romance Jan 1943https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eleanor-powell-glenn-ford-wed-oct-1943.jpgeleanor powell glenn ford wed oct 1943https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/helen-gilmore-photoplay-ed-to-mitzi-re-eleanor-powell-glenn-ford-wed-1943.jpgHelen Gilmore Photoplay ed to Mitzi re Eleanor Powell Glenn Ford wed 19432018-01-12T22:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/01/03/mae-west-and-her-eerie-letter-of-august-15-1940/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/toni_frissell_abandoned_boy_london_1945.jpgToni_Frissell,_Abandoned_boy,_London,_1945https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/the-milkman-fred-morley-1940.jpgThe-Milkman-Fred-Morley-1940https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/newspaper-headlines-aug-15-1940.jpgNewspaper headlines aug 15 1940https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jews-being-rounded-up.jpgjews being rounded uphttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mae-west-letter-to-ida-aug-1940.jpgMae West letter to Ida Aug 19402018-01-10T01:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/12/29/that-time-my-grandmother-mitzi-won-50-bucks-in-an-m-g-m-picture-titling-contest/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/maisie-film-poster.jpegMaisie Film Posterhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mitzi-letter-snipppet-naming-maisie-film.jpegMitzi letter snipppet naming Maisie film2017-12-29T00:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/12/21/in-a-bold-move-my-great-grandmother-refused-mae-wests-donation-until-she-visited-her-charity/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_1d20.jpegfullsizeoutput_1d20The touching newspaper article about a 107-year-old resident of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging being reunited with her newly widowed daughter. September, 1940.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_1d1c.jpegfullsizeoutput_1d1c2017-12-21T00:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/12/16/great-grandmother-ida-mayer-cummings-honored-as-a-los-angeles-woman-of-the-year-on-this-day-60-years-ago/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ida-1957-at-her-desk-black-and-white-watermark.jpegida 1957 at her desk black and white watermarkGreat-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings at her desk. 1957.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ida-in-her-chair-in-red-smaller.jpgIda in her chair in RED smallerhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/la-times-woman-of-the-year-dropped.pngLA Times Woman of the Year droppedhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ida-mayer-cummings-woman-of-the-yr-december-15-1957.jpegIda Mayer Cummings Woman of the Yr December 15 19572017-12-16T06:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/11/21/packed-full-of-hollywood-greatness-in-under-200-words-this-mary-pickford-letter-is-dizzying/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/merle-oberon-ida-mary-pickford-watermark1.jpgMerle Oberon + Ida + Mary Pickford watermarkActress Merle Oberon, Ida Mayer Cummings and Mary Pickford. 1950s.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/merle-oberon-ida-mary-pickford-watermark.jpgMerle Oberon + Ida + Mary Pickford watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mary-pickford-letter-louis-b-mayer-marion-davies-max-factor-jha-watermarked.jpgMary Pickford letter Louis B Mayer Marion Davies Max Factor JHA watermarkedJust one of the many wonderful letters and telegrams Mary Pickford sent to my great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings.2017-11-20T20:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/11/16/great-grandma-ida-with-two-legends-of-the-radio-era-atwater-kent-and-kay-kyser-and-hosted-by-mary-pickford/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/kay-kyser-ad.jpgkay-kyser adhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/atwater-kent-radio-ad.jpgatwater kent radio adhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/buddy-rogers-and-mary-pickford-breaking-ground-at-jha-bld-site-watermark.jpgBuddy Rogers and Mary Pickford breaking ground at JHA bld site watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ida-atwater-kent-kay-kyser-1948-watermark.jpgIda + Atwater Kent + Kay Kyser 1948 watermarkMy great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings with inventor and philanthropist Atwater Kent and bandleader Kay Kyser, 1948. Possibly at Mary Pickford's home, Pickfair.2017-11-16T23:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/01/06/who-killed-ted-healy-the-creator-of-the-three-stooges/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ted-healy-dies-in-mystery-front-page.jpgted healy dies in mystery front pagehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thelma-todd-photoplay-1937.jpgThelma Todd photoplay 1937Thelma Todd in Photoplay magazine, 1937.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thelma-todd-garage.jpgthelma todd garagehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vintage-cafe-trocadero-on-sunset-blvd.jpgvintage cafe trocadero on sunset blvdThe Cafe Trocadero on Sunset Boulevard - one of early Hollywood's favorite watering holes.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ted-healy-and-betty-healy.jpgTed Healy and Betty Healyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/soup-to-nuts-poster-small.jpgSoup To Nuts poster smallhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/three-stooges-ted-healy.jpegthree-stooges-ted-healyTed Healy (seated) with The Three Stooges.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mitzi-ted-healy-blue-watermark.jpgMitzi Ted Healy blue watermark2017-11-14T21:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/12/born-this-day-louis-b-mayers-earliest-memories-were-of-hard-work-cold-and-hunger/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mayer-brood-photo-watermark.jpegmayer brood photo watermark2017-10-15T02:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/10/13/that-quiet-breathtaking-moment-when-a-rare-photo-reveals-its-true-significance/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/jerry-and-rheba-mayer-w-louis-and-margaret-mayer-k-jillian-richman-watermark.jpgJerry and Rheba Mayer w Louis and Margaret Mayer K Jillian Richman watermarkJerry and Rheba Mayer with older brother, Louis B. Mayer and his wife Margaret Mayer. June 1943.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wedding-reception-of-mr-and-mrs-jg-mayer-mon-june-3-1918-the-lexington-watermark.jpgWedding reception of Mr and Mrs JG Mayer Mon June 3 1918 The Lexington watermarkJerry Mayer takes a wife and married Rheba Gilinksy. This wonderful photo is of their grand wedding reception at the Lexington Hotel in New York City, in June 1918. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mayer-brood-photo-watermark.jpgmayer brood photo watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/anniversary-party-ida-louis-rheba-jerry-margaret-jillian-richman-watermark.jpgAnniversary party Ida Louis Rheba Jerry Margaret Jillian Richman watermark2017-10-13T20:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/15/charles-bickford-acquitted-of-attempted-murder-at-nine-years-old-nearly-killed-by-a-lion-and-three-times-oscar-nominee/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ofmice-andmen.jpgofmice-andmenhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/250px-charles_bickford_in_johnny_belinda_trailer.jpg250px-charles_bickford_in_johnny_belinda_trailerhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/o_east-of-java-1935-charles-bickford-frank-albertson-57fdc.jpgo_east-of-java-1935-charles-bickford-frank-albertson-57fdchttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/charles-bickford-08.jpgcharles-bickford-08https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jan-1-charles-bickford-watermark.jpgjan-1-charles-bickford-watermark2019-03-24T20:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/27/another-fabulous-photo-from-m-g-m-director-w-s-van-dykes-women-without-men-party-july-1st-1935/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ws-van-dykes-party-without-male-escorts-july-1935-watermark.jpgWS Van Dykes party without male escorts July 1935 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/women-without-men-party-ws-van-dyke-party-july-1-1935-ballerina-alice-nikitina-brian-aherne-watermark1.jpgWomen without Men party WS Van Dyke party July 1 1935 ballerina Alice Nikitina Brian Aherne watermarkAlice Nikitina, Mitzi Cummings, Brian Aherne at the same party.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ws-van-dykes-party-without-male-escorts-july-1935-watermarked1.jpgWS Van Dykes party without male escorts July 1935 watermarkedBeloved M-G-M director W.S. 'Woody' Van Dyke, the host of the party, is surrounded by a sea of happy, beautiful women.2017-09-27T08:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/18/there-would-be-no-greta-garbo-without-louis-b-mayer-sailing-to-italy-to-fix-the-epic-mess-that-was-ben-hur/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/filming-of-ben-hur-1925.jpgMBDBENH EC001BEN-HUR, production shot of camera car shooting chariot race, 1925https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/louis-b-mayer-set-of-ben-hur-1924.jpglouis b mayer set of ben hur 1924https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/greta_garbo_in_gocc88sta_berlings_saga_1924_cropped.jpegGreta_Garbo_in_Gösta_Berlings_Saga_1924_croppedFilmen "Gösta Berlings saga" med Lars Hansson och Greta Garbo spelades in 1924 i Filstaden, Råsunda.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/greta-garbo-by-clarence-sinclair-bull-1929.pnggreta garbo by clarence sinclair bull 1929https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mata-hari-greta-garbo.jpgMata-Hari-greta-garbohttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/greta_garbo-mgm.jpgGreta_Garbo MGMhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mata-hari-greta-garbo-portrait-everett.jpgmata-hari-greta-garbo-portrait-everett2017-09-19T00:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/11/update-remember-the-mystery-autobiography-in-my-grandmother-mitzis-papers/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizeoutput_1ac4.jpegfullsizeoutput_1ac4https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rebecca-august-snippet-2.pngRebecca August snippet 2https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/my-autobiography-snippet.pngMy Autobiography snippet2017-09-11T08:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/06/16/jean-baby-harlow-dead-at-26/2017-09-10T03:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/10/early-team-bonding-what-else-would-explain-a-hollywood-mogul-on-a-scooter/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fooling-around-louis-b-mayer-jerry-mayer-courtesy-jillian-richman-watermark.jpgFooling around Louis B. Mayer Jerry Mayer courtesy Jillian Richman watermarkLouis B. Mayer (far left), Harry Rapf and Jerry Mayer (middle). Can you help identify the men in this photo? Join the Facebook conversation. Read below for the link. 2017-09-09T23:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/06/happy-birthday-to-my-glamorous-talented-grandmother-mitzi-once-a-hollywood-princess/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mitzi-cummings-ramon-novarro-forbidden-hours-1928-dance-scene-watermark.jpgMitzi Cummings Ramon Novarro FORBIDDEN HOURS 1928 dance scene watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mitzi-and-sol-at-jr-aux-event.jpegMitzi and Sol at Jr Aux eventMitzi and Sol at an Ida Mayer Cummings Junior Auxiliary fundraising event for the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging. Both were heavily involved.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iconic-mitzi-portrait-1-watermark.jpgIconic mitzi portrait 1 watermark2017-09-06T11:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/09/05/bob-hope-emceed-so-many-of-great-grandma-idas-events-the-family-story-is-she-discovered-him/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rabbi-magnin-ida-bob-hope-watermark1.jpgOn the back it says 'Final Appearance'On the back it says 'Final Appearance'https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rabbi-magnin-ida-bob-hope-watermark.jpgOn the back it says 'Final Appearance'On the back it says 'Final Appearance'https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jayne-mansfield-harry-seelig-bob-hope-others-jha-watermark.jpgJayne Mansfield Harry Seelig Bob Hope Others JHA watermark2017-09-05T00:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/08/16/eleanor-roosevelt-delivers-a-message-on-religious-tolerance-in-1946-that-we-need-to-hear-in-2017/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ida-and-eleanor-roosevelt-small-watermark.jpgIda and Eleanor Roosevelt small watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ida-greets-eleanor-roosevelt-watermark.jpgIda greets Eleanor Roosevelt watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1946-rabbi-magnin-e-roosevelt-ida-margaret-mayer-nathan-weisman-synagogue-watermark.jpg1946 Rabbi Magnin E Roosevelt Ida Margaret Mayer Nathan Weisman synagogue watermark2017-08-31T06:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/08/23/louis-b-mayer-and-the-simple-photo-that-tells-the-story-of-a-rich-civic-life-that-is-all-but-gone-today/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hollywoods-spies-laura-b-rosenzweig.jpghollywoods spies laura b rosenzweighttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mary-pickford-letter-i-dreamt-about-you-last-night-aug-7-1951-jha-watermark.jpgMary Pickford letter I dreamt about you last night Aug 7 1951 JHA watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/louis-b-mayer-harry-seelig-ida-watermarked.jpgLouis B Mayer + Harry Seelig + Ida watermarkedLouis B. 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Mayer worked closely behind the scenes with Mary Pickford to raise funds. 2017-08-30T22:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/videos/2017-08-30T21:13:08+00:00weekly0.6https://hollywoodessays.com/2017/08/28/glamorous-mitzi-visits-the-set-of-black-sheep-and-interviews-adrienne-ames-the-countess-of-warwick-and-allan-dwan-sigh/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/adrienne-ames-tile-watermarked-jpg.pngadrienne ames tile watermarked.jpghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mitzi-countess-of-warwick-adrienne-ames-1-watermarked.jpgMitzi Countess of Warwick Adrienne Ames 1 watermarkedhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mitzi-countess-of-warwick-friend-of-adrienne-ames-so-played-an-extra-2-watermark.jpgMitzi Countess of Warwick friend of Adrienne Ames so played an extra 2 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mitzi-adrienne-ames-allan-dwan-in-black-sheep-movie-3-watermark.jpgMitzi Adrienne Ames Allan Dwan in 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Davies comparison picmonkey.jpghttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/marion-davies-signed-to-mitzi-poss-1926-watermark.jpgMarion Davies signed to Mitzi poss 1926 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/marion-davies-motion-picture-classic-mag-feb-26-front-cover-matches-our-pub-pic-signed-to-mitzi.jpgmarion davies motion picture classic mag feb 26 front cover matches our pub pic signed to mitzi2017-07-23T04:20:11+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/21/from-the-mystery-files-do-you-recognize-the-costume-mitzi-is-wearing/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mcf-110-unknown-watermark.jpgMCF 110 UNKNOWN watermark2017-07-21T00:52:23+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/20/mitzi-photographed-by-master-mgm-glamour-photographer-george-hurrell-but-whos-the-designer/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mitzi-gown-george-hurrell-watermark.jpgmitzi gown GEORGE HURRELL watermarkMy grandmother Mitzi 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watermark2017-07-11T08:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/01/03/gary-cooper-my-classic-hollywood-crush/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ida-mayer-cummings-gary-cooper-at-jha-event-watermark.jpgIda Mayer Cummings Gary Cooper at JHA event watermark2017-07-06T22:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/06/my-gorgeous-grandmother-mitzi-hollywood-was-her-playground/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/iconic-mitzi-portrait-1-watermark.jpgIconic mitzi portrait 1 watermark2017-07-05T22:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/07/04/louis-b-mayer-wasnt-actually-born-on-the-4th-of-july-but-it-was-a-symbol-of-his-hopes-and-dreams/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mgm-colonnade-page-3-culver-city.jpgMGM Colonnade-page-3 culver cityhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/young-louis-b-mayer-watermark.jpgYoung Louis B Mayer 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watermark2017-06-21T05:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/12/28/one-of-the-many-we-lost-in-2016-gloria-dehaven-mgm-singer-and-actress/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ida-mayer-cummings-charity-event-gloria-de-haven.jpgida-mayer-cummings-charity-event-gloria-de-haven2017-06-06T01:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/02/the-random-tweet-that-reconnected-me-with-a-precious-treasure-trove-of-family-history/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/aunt-francie-collection-on-dining-room-table.jpgAunt Francie collection on dining room tablehttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-w-jean-harlow-photoplay-1935-watermark.jpgMitzi w Jean Harlow Photoplay 1935 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-w-jean-harlow-blue-watermark.jpgmitzi w jean harlow blue watermarkMy grandmother, Mitzi Cummings, in Jean Harlow's study, 1934. Sadly, the young actress would be dead three years later at just 26 from renal failure.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-fred-astair-sandrich-photoplay-1935-watermark.jpgMitzi Fred Astair Sandrich Photoplay 1935 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mitzi-w-fred-astaire-and-mark-sandrich.jpgMitzi w Fred Astaire and Mark SandrichFred Astaire with Mitzi Cummings and director Mark Sandrich, in a photo taken for Mitzi's Photoplay magazine column.2017-06-06T01:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/28/barbara-windom-daughter-of-edie-mayer-goetz-and-bill-goetz-granddaughter-of-louis-b-mayer-has-passed-away/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/barbara-windom-5.jpegbarbara windom 52017-06-06T01:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/05/16/male-publicity-photos-from-the-alicia-mayer-collection/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/valenticc81n-parera-watermark.jpgValentín Parera watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/john-gilbert-in-his-hour-1924-watermark.jpgJohn Gilbert in HIS HOUR 1924 watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_0766.jpgIMG_0766https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gus-edward-signed-to-mitzi-small-watermark.jpgGus Edward signed to Mitzi small watermark2017-05-15T22:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2017/01/09/watching-debbie-reynolds-and-carrie-fisher-singing-in-bright-lights-brought-a-flood-of-memories-you-too/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/great-aunt-mirel-carl-w-popa-and-aunt-esther.jpggreat-aunt-mirel-carl-w-popa-and-aunt-estherhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bright-lights.jpgbright-lights2017-01-09T03:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/12/25/when-chanukah-and-christmas-converged-in-1940-this-hollywood-lunch-became-a-beacon-for-peace/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/menorah-and-swastika.jpgmenorah-and-swastikahttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/the-great-dictator.jpgthe-great-dictatorhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ida-and-mary-pickford-holding-hands-watermark.jpgida-and-mary-pickford-holding-hands-watermarkMary Pickford (right) with my great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings. The two were dear friends, and it was through Ida that Mary become a devoted benefactor of Jewish causes in Los Angeles. Date unknownhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_1.jpegchanukah-1940_1https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_2.jpegchanukah-1940_2https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_3.jpegchanukah-1940_3https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_4.jpegchanukah-1940_4https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_5.jpegchanukah-1940_5https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ida-mrs-william-gibbs-mcadoo-daughter-of-woodrow-wilson-watermark.jpgida-mrs-william-gibbs-mcadoo-daughter-of-woodrow-wilson-watermarkhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chanukah-1940_7.jpegchanukah-1940_72016-12-28T22:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/11/03/the-art-of-the-hollywood-backdrop-they-painted-the-town-believable/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hollywood-backdrop-art-02.jpgTHE SOUND OF MUSIC, from left, Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews, 1965, TM and Copyright ©20thTHE SOUND OF MUSIC, from left, Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews, 1965, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wizard_of_oz-_credit_-mgm-the_kobal_collection_at_art_resources_ny-h_2016.jpgwizard_of_oz-_credit_-mgm-the_kobal_collection_at_art_resources_ny-h_2016https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-art-of-the-hollywood-backdrop-9781941393086-in05.jpgthe-art-of-the-hollywood-backdrop-9781941393086-in05https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/copy_of_mtrush.jpgcopy_of_mtrushhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bn-qi479_nyback_gr_20161018173801.jpgbn-qi479_nyback_gr_20161018173801https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/transparent-manhattan-movie-backdrop-1950.jpgtransparent-manhattan-movie-backdrop-1950https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/016-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-theredlist.jpg016-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-theredlisthttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/backdrop.jpgbackdrophttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/backdrop-images.jpgbackdrop-imageshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-birds-6.jpgthe-birds-62016-11-02T23:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/10/29/rip-louis-b-mayer-55th-anniversary-of-his-death/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/the_mortal_storm-_1940-_poster.pngthe_mortal_storm-_1940-_posterhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/luise-rainer.jpgluise-rainerhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/earlier-mgm-studio-entrance-sign.jpgearlier-mgm-studio-entrance-signhttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1139.jpgimg_1139https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1137.jpgimg_1137https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/louis-w-margaret-picking-apples-watermark.jpglouis-w-margaret-picking-apples-watermark2016-10-31T00:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/10/30/louis-b-mayer-the-man-who-carried-mgm-on-his-shoulders/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wordpress-pic-jpg.pngwordpress-pic-jpg2016-10-30T06:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2016/09/28/a-1925-tour-of-mgm-studios-is-unearthed-and-its-features-the-whos-who-of-hollywoods-young-film-colony/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1925-mgm-tour.jpg1925-mgm-tour2016-10-08T08:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/06/29/now-showing-the-mitochondrial-candidate/2016-10-08T07:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/07/20/a-room-so-powerful/2016-10-08T07:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/06/11/irene-mayer-selznick-producer-of-a-street-car-named-desire/2016-10-08T07:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/06/03/what-i-will-look-like-in-40-years/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ida-w-mollie-greenberg-bob-hope-watermark.jpgIda w Mollie Greenberg Bob Hope watermarkMy great-grandmother Ida Mayer Cummings with Mollie Greenberg and Bob Hope attending an LA Jewish Home for the Aged gala event. Date unknown. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imc-beverly-hilton-bday-cake.jpgBeverly Hilton celebrates Ida Mayer Cummings birthdayBeverly Hilton celebrates Ida Mayer Cummings birthday2016-10-08T07:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/24/lovers-friends-enemies-yes/2016-10-08T07:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/25/mitzi-joins-the-mgm-star-factory/2016-10-08T07:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/28/mitzi-transformed-by-wizard-of-oz-make-up-artist-jack-dawn/2016-10-08T07:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/24/my-great-gatsby-moment-2/2016-10-08T07:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/07/14/in-memory-of-darryl-zanuck/2016-10-08T07:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/20/hot-desking-with-louis-b-mayer/2017-10-17T01:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/19/the-general-told-me-so/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gen-omar-bradley-watermark1.jpggen-omar-bradley-watermark2016-10-08T07:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/14/mama-of-the-baby-film-academy-5/2016-10-08T07:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/05/16/louis-b-mayers-bff-his-sister-ida-6/2016-10-08T07:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/08/26/marian-marsh-chocolate-execs-doll-faced-daughter/2016-10-08T07:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/07/ida-greets-eleanor-roosevelt-the-humanitarian-hat/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ida-greeting-eleanor-roosevelt-watermark.jpgIda greeting Eleanor Roosevelt watermarkMy great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings, meeting First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of liberal and democratic President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Date unknown. Place is likely to be the LA Jewish Home for the Aged.2016-10-08T07:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/10/07/what-ben-urwand-has-taught-us-the-package-is-not-the-product/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ida-and-mary-pickford-w-bangle-watermark.jpgIda and Mary Pickford w bangle watermarkMary Pickford (right) with my great-grandmother, Ida Mayer Cummings. The two were dear friends, and it was through Ida that Mary become a devoted benefactor of Jewish causes in Los Angeles. Date unknown.2016-10-08T06:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/09/25/hollywood-essays-on-vimeo-the-george-burns-smuggling-fiasco-mini-documentary/2016-10-08T06:54:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/09/25/hollywood-essays-on-vimeo-the-mysterious-death-of-ted-healy-founder-of-the-three-stooges/2016-10-08T06:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2014/09/14/hollywood-time-machine-with-alicia-mayer-live-at-6pm-pst/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/la-talk-radio-htm-promo-pic.jpgLA Talk Radio HTM promo picJoin us at 6pm PST on www.LATalkRadio.com - show will be streaming live.2016-10-08T06:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/12/31/please-help-me-identify-these-eight-men-with-my-great-uncle-louis-b-mayer/2016-10-08T06:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/08/10/angela-lansbury-admiring-the-mutual-admiration-society-and-proud-of-it/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/imc-woman-of-the-yr-1957.jpegIMC Woman of the Yr 1957Ida Mayer Cummings included in the 1957 Woman of the Year feature, Los Angeles Times. https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/angela-lansbury-watermark.jpgAngela LansburyAngela Lansbury, publicity shot, 1950 signed, "2016-10-08T03:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/08/03/mitzi-on-the-set-of-david-copperfield/2016-10-08T03:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/09/02/to-bury-a-son/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/leonard-cummings-death.jpgLeonard Cummings death noticeLA Times death notice for Leonard Cummingshttps://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/leonard-cummings-portrait.jpgLeonard Cummings portraitLeonard M. Cummings. Date unknown.2016-10-08T03:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/12/01/me-the-ghost-of-futures-past/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stephen-rowland_0010.jpgStephen Rowland_0010The Mayer/Cummings/Rowland families mid 1930s. Location most likely my great-grandmother's home.2016-10-08T03:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/06/08/to-shirley-temple-with-appreciation-and-affection-2/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ida-w-shirley-temple-watermark.jpgIda w Shirley Temple watermarkIda Mayer Cummings and Shirley Temple, IMC Auxiliary annual luncheon, Beverly Hilton, 1950.2016-10-08T03:20:57+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/11/24/sid-grauman-the-hair-the-theaters-the-chutzpah/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lbm-w-sid-grauman-marion-davies1.jpgLBM w Sid Grauman Marion DaviesLouis B Mayer with Grauman Chinese Theater, Sid Grauman, and a young Marion Davies, actress. Date circa 1925. Location unknown.2016-10-08T03:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2012/12/09/lincolns-comedian-chic-sale/2016-10-08T03:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/01/29/judy-garland-the-tragic-arc-of-the-child-star/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mitzi-w-young-judy-garland-watermark.jpgmitzi-w-young-judy-garland-watermark2017-03-13T21:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/11/11/cj-johnson-of-abc-radio-podcast-movieland-interviews-alicia-mayer/2016-10-08T02:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2013/11/25/ida-and-the-sinner-the-marvellous-mae-west/2016-10-08T02:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2014/03/29/hollywood-essays-is-now-on-ibooks/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hollywood-essays-book-1-front-cover.jpgHollywood Essays iBook front cover2016-10-08T02:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://hollywoodessays.com/2014/07/13/happy-130th-birthday-louis-b-mayer/https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image-of-sara-meltzer-mayer-from-guideposts-mag-1951.jpgSarah Meltzer Mayer mother of Louis B MayerLouis B. Mayer's mother and my great-great grandmother, Sarah Meltzer Mayer.https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lb-awarded-jewish-war-veterans-medal-of-merit-1950.jpgLB awarded Jewish War Veterans Medal of Merit 1950https://hollywoodessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/feb-1951-guideposts-mag-front-cover-w-lb.jpgFebruary 1951 Guideposts mag front cover w LBThe February, 1951 issue of Guideposts magazine featuring Louis B. 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