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Also Known As Schmuel Gelbfisz • Samuel Goldfish
Born July 1879 • Warsaw • Poland
Died January 31, 1974 (aged 94) • Los Angeles • California
Founder Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Awards And Honors Academy Award • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947)

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