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David O. Selznick
Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born May 10, 1902Died June 22, 1965 (63 years)
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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.
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.
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| 1953 | Terminal Station · as Executive Producer |
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| 1949 | The Third Man · as Executive Producer |
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| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Executive Producer |
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| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Executive Producer |
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| 1933 | Night Flight · as Executive Producer |
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| 1933 | King Kong · as Executive Producer |
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| 1933 | Scarlet River · as Executive Producer |
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| 1933 | Lucky Devils · as Executive Producer |
| 1933 | The Cheyenne Kid · as Executive Producer |
| 1933 | No Other Woman · as Executive Producer |
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| 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 | Little Orphan Annie · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | The Phantom of Crestwood · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | Hell's Highway · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous Game · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | Thirteen Women · as Executive Producer |
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| 1932 | The Age of Consent · as Executive Producer |
| 1932 | Bird of Paradise · as Executive Producer |
| 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 |
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| 1929 | The Dance of Life · as Associate Producer |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers · as Associate Producer |
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| 1929 | Chinatown Nights · as Associate Producer |
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