David o selznick biography
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David Oliver Selznick
Best known for the film Gone With the Wind, producer David Selznick launched the careers of film legends Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, and Jennifer Jones. Many of his films from the s and s are considered to be classics.
David Selznick was born on May 10, , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of three sons born to Lewis and Florence (Flossie) Selznick. The boys were raised in New York City. Selznick's father made his fortune in early moving pictures. In Showman—The Life of David O. Selznick David Thomson wrote, "In David's eyes, Pop was not just a great man, but a crucial innovator in the picture business. Pop's influence on him was vast and unquestioned." Selznick's brother, Myron, was equally close to their mother. The eldest brother, Howard, suffered from health and personal problems his entire life, but outlived both of his brothers.
As noted in the "American Masters Special" Hitchcock, Selznick, an
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David O. Selznick
Hollywood Renegade & Founding Member of The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers
David O. Selznick was the son of industry pionjär Lewis J. Selznick, and the beneficiary of a childhood fördjupning in independent film production. The Selznick patriarch L. J. Selznick had been a formidable independent producer in the early days of Hollywood. He crossed paths with Carl Laemmle at Universal, and then ushered in a new age of Wall Street investment at the World Film company. In L. J. Selznick left World to become an independent, taking with him World's biggest star Clara Kimball Young. Later Selznick partnered with Adolph Zukor, only to return to independent production as the head of Selznick Pictures. David, born in was training in rulle production from an early age, while his older brother Myron was being groomed to someday run the Selznick C
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David O. Selznick
American film producer (–)
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| Born | David Selznick ()May 10, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, () (aged&#;63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Other&#;names | Oliver Jeffries[1] |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Lewis J. Selznick Florence Sachs |
| Relatives | Myron Selznick (brother) |
David O. Selznick (born David Selznick: May 10, &#;&#; June 22, ) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive[2] who produced Gone with the Wind () and Rebecca (), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. He also won the Irving Thalberg Award at the 12th Academy Awards, Hollywood's top honor for a producer, in recognition of his shepherding Gone w