David O. Selznick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
(Self (archive footage))
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(Self (archive footage))
The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Oscars
(Self)
King Kong
(Executive Producer)
Rebecca
(Producer)
The Age of Consent
(Executive Producer)
Gone with the Wind
(Producer)
Spellbound
(Producer)
The Most Dangerous Game
(Executive Producer)
A Star Is Born
(Producer)
The Paradine Case
(Producer)
The Paradine Case
(Screenplay)
Portrait of Jennie
(Producer)
Duel in the Sun
(Screenplay)
Since You Went Away
(Screenplay)
The Young in Heart
(Producer)
Viva Villa!
(Producer)
The Prisoner of Zenda
(Producer)
Christopher Strong
(Producer)
Nothing Sacred
(Producer)
Made for Each Other
(Producer)
Reckless
(Story)
Symphony of Six Million
(Executive Producer)
The Half-Naked Truth
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Our Betters
(Producer)
Roar of the Dragon
(Executive Producer)
David Copperfield
(Producer)
The Sport Parade
(Executive Producer)
Street of Chance
(Producer)
Indiscretion of an American Wife
(Executive Producer)
Dinner at Eight
(Producer)
Chinatown Nights
(Associate Producer)
Rockabye
(Executive Producer)
Forgotten Faces
(Editor)
The Dance of Life
(Associate Producer)
A Tale of Two Cities
(Producer)
Gone to Earth
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Duel in the Sun
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Young Bride
(Executive Producer)
The Man I Love
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The Roadhouse Murder
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Manhattan Melodrama
(Producer)
The Conquerors
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The Garden of Allah
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Reckless
(Producer)
Gaslight
(Thanks)
The Phantom of Crestwood
(Executive Producer)
What Price Hollywood?
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The Lost Squadron
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Bird of Paradise
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Scarlet River
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The Animal Kingdom
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State's Attorney
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Is My Face Red?
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A Bill of Divorcement
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Thirteen Women
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Lucky Devils
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The Cheyenne Kid
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Hold 'Em Jail
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Hell's Highway
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Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
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The Great Jasper
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Topaze
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The Fighting Generation
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The Third Man
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Renegades of the West
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Intermezzo: A Love Story
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Since You Went Away
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A Happy Summer
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Sweepings
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The Past of Mary Holmes
(Executive Producer)
Cross Fire
(Producer)
A Star Is Born
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Dancing Lady
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Penguin Pool Murder
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Night Flight
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The Glorious Lady
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A Farewell to Arms
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Anna Karenina
(Producer)
The Four Feathers
(Associate Producer)
Meet the Baron
(Producer)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(Producer)
Westward Passage
(Executive Producer)