David O. Selznick

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10. května 1902 — 22. června 1965 (63 let)
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David O. Selznick (May 10, 1902 – June 22, 1965) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 1926, Selznick moved to Hollywood, and with the help of his father's connections, he got a job as an assistant story editor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He left MGM for Paramount Pictures in 1928, where he worked until 1931, when he joined RKO as Head of Production.

His years at RKO were fruitful, and he worked on many films, including A Bill of Divorcement (1932), What Price Hollywood? (1932), Rockabye (1932), Bird of Paradise (1932), Our Betters (1933), and King Kong (1933). While at RKO, he also gave George Cukor his directing break. In 1933 he returned to MGM where his father-in-law, Louis B. Mayer, was studio CEO. Mayer established a second prestige production unit for David, parallel to that of powerful Irving Thalberg, who was in poor health. Selznick's unit output included the all star cast movie Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Anna Karenina (1935), and A Tale of Two Cities (1935).

Selznick went on to make more films at MGM, Paramount and RKO, but he wanted more independence and formed Selznick International Pictures in 1935. Here he produced classics such as Gone with the Wind. Gone with the Wind overshadowed the rest of Selznick's career. Later, he was convinced that he had wasted his life trying to outdo it. The closest he came to matching the film was with Duel in the Sun (1946) featuring future wife Jennifer Jones in the role of the primary character Pearl. With a huge budget, the film is known for causing moral upheaval because of the then risqué script written by Selznick. And though it was a troublesome shoot with a number of directors, the film would be a major success. The film was the second highest-grossing film of 1947 and was the first movie that Martin Scorsese saw, inspiring Scorsese's own directorial career.

Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • Třetí muž
    Třetí muž1949
  • Nejnebezpečnější hra
    Nejnebezpečnější hra1932
  • Zrodila se hvězda
    Zrodila se hvězda1937
  • Nothing Sacred
    Nothing Sacred1937
  • Jediná
    Jediná1939
  • Hlavní nádraží
    Hlavní nádraží1953
  • Intermezzo
    Intermezzo1939
  • Little Lord Fauntleroy
    Little Lord Fauntleroy1936
  • Bird of Paradise
    Bird of Paradise1932
  • The Animal Kingdom
    The Animal Kingdom1932
  • Hell's Highway
    Hell's Highway1932

Známý pro

  • Jih proti Severu
    Jih proti Severu1939
  • Mrtvá a živá
    Mrtvá a živá1940
  • Třetí muž
    Třetí muž1949
  • King Kong
    King Kong1933
  • Nejnebezpečnější hra
    Nejnebezpečnější hra1932
  • Souboj na slunci
    Souboj na slunci1946
  • Případ Paradineová
    Případ Paradineová1947
  • Zrodila se hvězda
    Zrodila se hvězda1937
  • Večeře o osmé
    Večeře o osmé1933
  • Portrait of Jennie
    Portrait of Jennie1948
  • Nothing Sacred
    Nothing Sacred1937
  • A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities1935
  • Anna Karenina
    Anna Karenina1935
  • Since You Went Away
    Since You Went Away1944
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
    The Prisoner of Zenda1937
  • Manhattan Melodrama
    Manhattan Melodrama1934
  • David Copperfield
    David Copperfield1935
  • Jediná
    Jediná1939
  • Hlavní nádraží
    Hlavní nádraží1953
  • Sbohem, armádo
    Sbohem, armádo1957

Filmografie

1957
1954
1953
Station Terminus · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
1950
The Wild Heart · as Executive Producer
1949
The Third Man · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
I'll Be Seeing You · as Executive Producer
1944
1940
1939
1939
IntermezzoNa Plexu
1939
1938
1938
1937
1937
1937
1936
1936
1935
1935
1935
1935
1935
1934
1934
1933
1933
Dancing Lady · as Executive Producer
1933
1933
Night Flight · as Executive Producer
1933
1933
1933
King Kong · as Executive Producer
1933
1933
1933
Scarlet River · as Executive Producer
1933
1933
Lucky Devils · as Executive Producer
1933
The Cheyenne Kid · as Executive Producer
1933
No Other Woman · as Executive Producer
1932
1932
The Half-Naked Truth · as Executive Producer
1932
Penguin Pool Murder · as Executive Producer
1932
Secrets of the French Police · as Executive Producer
1932
Rockabye · as Executive Producer
1932
Men of America · as Executive Producer
1932
Renegades of the West · as Executive Producer
1932
The Conquerors · as Executive Producer
1932
The Sport Parade · as Executive Producer
1932
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood · as Executive Producer
1932
A Bill of Divorcement · as Executive Producer
1932
Hell's Highway · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
1932
The Most Dangerous Game · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
1932
Hold 'Em Jail · as Executive Producer
1932
Thirteen Women · as Executive Producer
1932
1932
The Age of Consent · as Executive Producer
1932
Bird of Paradise · as Executive ProducerNa Plexu
1932
Roar of the Dragon · as Executive Producer
1932
What Price Hollywood? · as Executive Producer
1932
Is My Face Red? · as Executive Producer
1932
Westward Passage · as Executive Producer
1932
State's Attorney · as Executive Producer
1932
The Roadhouse Murder · as Executive Producer
1932
Symphony of Six Million · as Executive Producer
1932
Young Bride · as Executive Producer
1932
Girl Crazy · as Executive Producer
1932
The Lost Squadron · as Executive Producer
1930
1929
The Dance of Life · as Associate Producer
1929
The Four Feathers · as Associate Producer
1929
1929
Betrayal · as Associate Producer
1929
Chinatown Nights · as Associate Producer
1919