Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation

Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg and their role in creating the film industry as we know it

“Sharply observant.”—Farran Smith Nehme, Wall Street Journal

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year

One was a tough junkman’s son, the other a cosseted mama’s boy, but they dreamed the same mighty dream: that the right movies could make a profit and change both the culture and individual lives. Sharing a religion and an evangelical zeal for...