In nineteen fifty, Mayer received a special Academy Award for excellent service to the motion picture industry. He died in Hollywood, California in nineteen fifty-seven. He was seventy-two years old.

SARAH LONG: Cecil B. DeMille, Samuel Goldwyn and Louis B. Mayer are remembered for their excellent movies and their continuing influence in the motion picture industry. They led the way for movie producers and directors of today and those still to come.

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STEVE EMBER: This program was written and directed by Lawan Davis. Our studio engineer was Keith Holmes. I’m Steve Ember.

SARAH LONG: And I’m Sarah Long. Join us again next week for People in America in VOA Special English.