David O. Selznick

American film producer (1902–1965)

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Born: 1902-05-10
Died: 1965-06-22

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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…

Known for

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year — Self (archive footage)2009
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)1999
Ingrid Bergman Remembered — Self (archive footage)1996
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
The Oscars — Self1953
The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948

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David O. Selznick (born David Selznick; May 10, 1902 – June 22, 1965) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), 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 with the Wind through a long and troubled production and into a record-breaking blockbuster.

The son and son-in-law of movie moguls Lewis J. Selznick and Louis B. Mayer, Selznick served as head of production at R.K.O. Radio Pictures and went on to become one of the first independent movie producers. His first wife was Mayer's daughter Irene Selznick, who became a highly successful Broadway producer after their divorce, and his second wife was Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Jones.