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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 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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1902-05-10
- event Death Date 1965-06-22
- school Known for: Production
- star Popularity: 1.8
- info Birth Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by David O. Selznick
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Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996-04-06
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
3.3
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31
7.6
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23
6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31
7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02
8
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988-10-01
6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
7
The Oscars
1953-03-19
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Rebecca
1940-03-23
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King Kong
1933-03-15
7
The Age of Consent
1932-08-19
7
Gone with the Wind
1939-03-12
7
Spellbound
1945-11-08
7
The Most Dangerous Game
1932-09-16
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A Star Is Born
1937-04-27
7
The Paradine Case
1947-12-31
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The Paradine Case
1947-12-31
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Portrait of Jennie
1948-12-25
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Duel in the Sun
1946-12-31
7
Since You Went Away
1944-06-30
7
The Young in Heart
1938-07-06
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Viva Villa!
1934-04-27
7
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937-09-03
7
Christopher Strong
1933-03-09
7
Nothing Sacred
1937-11-25
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Made for Each Other
1939-02-10
7
Reckless
1935-04-19
7
Symphony of Six Million
1932-04-29
7
The Half-Naked Truth
1932-12-16
7
Our Betters
1933-03-17
7
Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08
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David Copperfield
1935-01-18
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The Sport Parade
1932-11-11
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Street of Chance
1930-02-08
7
Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953-04-02
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Dinner at Eight
1933-12-22
7
Chinatown Nights
1929-03-29
7
Rockabye
1932-11-25
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Forgotten Faces
1928-08-05
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The Dance of Life
1929-08-16
7
A Tale of Two Cities
1935-12-25
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Gone to Earth
1950-11-06
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Duel in the Sun
1946-12-31
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Young Bride
1932-04-08
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The Man I Love
1929-05-25
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The Roadhouse Murder
1932-04-28
7
Manhattan Melodrama
1934-05-04
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The Conquerors
1932-11-18
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The Garden of Allah
1936-10-14
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Reckless
1935-04-19
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Gaslight
1944-05-04
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The Phantom of Crestwood
1932-10-14
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What Price Hollywood?
1932-06-24
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Bird of Paradise
1932-08-12
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The Lost Squadron
1932-03-12
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Scarlet River
1933-03-10
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The Animal Kingdom
1932-12-28
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State's Attorney
1932-05-20
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Is My Face Red?
1932-06-17
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Thirteen Women
1932-09-16
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A Bill of Divorcement
1932-09-28
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The Cheyenne Kid
1933-01-20
7
Lucky Devils
1933-02-03
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Hold 'Em Jail
1932-08-19
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Hell's Highway
1932-09-23
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Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
1923-07-30
7
The Great Jasper
1933-03-03
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Topaze
1933-02-24
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The Fighting Generation
1944-10-01
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The Third Man
1949-08-31
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Renegades of the West
1932-11-25
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Since You Went Away
1944-06-30
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Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939-10-06
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936-03-06
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Sweepings
1933-04-14
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The Past of Mary Holmes
1933-01-20
7
Cross Fire
1933-05-28
7
A Star Is Born
1937-04-27
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Dancing Lady
1933-11-24
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Penguin Pool Murder
1932-12-09
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Night Flight
1933-10-06
7
The Glorious Lady
1919-10-19
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A Farewell to Arms
1957-12-14
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Anna Karenina
1935-08-30
7
The Four Feathers
1929-06-01
7
Meet the Baron
1933-10-20
7
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938-02-11
7
Westward Passage
1932-05-27
7
Roulette
1924-01-19