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Known credits:
92
Birthday:
1902-05-10
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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David O. Selznick

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
2019 Los mejores westerns Actor Self - Producer (archive footage) N/A
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2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1999 Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1996 Ingrid Bergman Remembered Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
Average
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
1923 Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1947 The Paradine Case Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1946 Duel in the Sun Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1944 Since You Went Away Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 A Star Is Born Writing Writer 62
Fair
1935 Reckless Writing Story 58
Average

Production
1957 A Farewell to Arms Production Producer 58
Average
1953 Terminal Station Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1952 The Wild Heart Production Producer 59
Average
1950 Gone to Earth Production Producer 58
Average
1949 The Third Man Production Executive Producer 74
Good
1948 Portrait of Jennie Production Producer 60
Fair
1947 The Paradine Case Production Producer 59
Average
1946 Duel in the Sun Production Producer 59
Average
1945 Spellbound Production Producer 68
Fair
1944 The Fighting Generation Production Producer 58
Average
1944 Since You Went Away Production Producer 59
Average
1940 Rebecca Production Producer 74
Good
1939 Gone with the Wind Production Producer 76
Good
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story Production Producer 59
Average
1939 Made for Each Other Production Producer 59
Average
1938 The Young in Heart Production Producer 59
Average
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Production Producer 59
Average
1937 Nothing Sacred Production Producer 59
Average
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda Production Producer 60
Fair
1937 A Star Is Born Production Producer 62
Fair
1936 The Garden of Allah Production Producer 58
Average
1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Production Producer 59
Average
1935 A Tale of Two Cities Production Producer 60
Fair
1935 Anna Karenina Production Producer 59
Average
1935 Reckless Production Producer 58
Average
1935 David Copperfield Production Producer 59
Average
1934 Manhattan Melodrama Production Producer 60
Fair
1934 Viva Villa! Production Producer 59
Average
1933 Dinner at Eight Production Producer 60
Fair
1933 Dancing Lady Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1933 Meet the Baron Production Producer 58
Average
1933 Night Flight Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1933 Cross Fire Production Producer N/A
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1933 Sweepings Production Producer 59
Average
1933 Our Betters Production Producer 58
Average
1933 King Kong Production Executive Producer 71
Good
1933 Scarlet River Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1933 Christopher Strong Production Producer 58
Average
1933 The Great Jasper Production Producer N/A
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1933 Topaze Production Producer 59
Average
1933 Lucky Devils Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1933 The Past of Mary Holmes Production Executive Producer N/A
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1933 The Cheyenne Kid Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 The Animal Kingdom Production Producer 58
Average
1932 The Half-Naked Truth Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Penguin Pool Murder Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Rockabye Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 Renegades of the West Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 The Conquerors Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 The Sport Parade Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 The Phantom of Crestwood Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 A Bill of Divorcement Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 Hell's Highway Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 The Most Dangerous Game Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1932 Thirteen Women Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 The Age of Consent Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 Hold 'Em Jail Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 Bird of Paradise Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Roar of the Dragon Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 What Price Hollywood? Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 Is My Face Red? Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Westward Passage Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1932 State's Attorney Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Symphony of Six Million Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 The Roadhouse Murder Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 Young Bride Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1932 The Lost Squadron Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1930 Street of Chance Production Producer 59
Average
1929 The Dance of Life Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1929 The Four Feathers Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1929 The Man I Love Production Producer 59
Average
1929 Chinatown Nights Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1924 Roulette Production Producer N/A
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1919 The Glorious Lady Production Producer 59
Average

Crew
1944 Gaslight Crew Thanks 66
Fair

Editing
1928 Forgotten Faces Editing Editor N/A
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