- Known For
- Production
- Born
- May 10, 1902
- Place of Birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- June 22, 1965
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, w…
Filmography
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
movieBeyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
movieHitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Farewell to Arms
1957 · Producer
movieIndiscretion of an American Wife
1953 · Executive Producer
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieGone to Earth
1950 · Presenter
movieThe Third Man
1949 · Executive Producer
moviePortrait of Jennie
1948 · Producer
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Paradine Case
1947 · Screenplay, Producer
movieDuel in the Sun
1946 · Screenplay, Producer, Presenter
movieSpellbound
1945 · Producer
movieThe Fighting Generation
1944 · Producer
movieSince You Went Away
1944 · Screenplay, Producer
movieGaslight
1944 · Thanks
movieSelznick Home Movie
1944
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
movieRebecca
1940 · Producer
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Producer
movieIntermezzo: A Love Story
1939 · Producer
movieJoan Fontaine Wardrobe Test
1939 · Producer
movieMade for Each Other
1939 · Producer
movieThe Young in Heart
1938 · Producer
movieThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Producer
movieNothing Sacred
1937 · Producer
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Producer
movieA Star Is Born
1937 · Producer, Writer
movieThe Garden of Allah
1936 · Producer
movieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1936 · Producer
movieImogene Coca Screen Test
1936 · Producer
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1935 · Producer
movieAnna Karenina
1935 · Producer
movieReckless
1935 · Story, Producer
movieDavid Copperfield
1935 · Producer
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934 · Producer
movieViva Villa!
1934 · Producer
movieDinner at Eight
1933 · Producer
movieDancing Lady
1933 · Executive Producer
movieMeet the Baron
1933 · Producer
movieNight Flight
1933 · Executive Producer
movieCross Fire
1933 · Producer
movieSweepings
1933 · Producer
movieKing Kong
1933 · Executive Producer
movieOur Betters
1933 · Producer
movieScarlet River
1933 · Executive Producer
movieChristopher Strong
1933 · Producer
movieThe Great Jasper
1933 · Producer
movieTopaze
1933 · Producer
movieLucky Devils
1933 · Executive Producer
movieThe Cheyenne Kid
1933 · Executive Producer
movieThe Past of Mary Holmes
1933 · Executive Producer
movieThe Animal Kingdom
1932 · Producer
movieThe Half-Naked Truth
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Penguin Pool Murder
1932 · Executive Producer
movieSecrets of the French Police
1932 · Executive Producer
movieRockabye
1932 · Executive Producer
movieRenegades of the West
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Conquerors
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Sport Parade
1932 · Executive Producer
movieLittle Orphan Annie
1932 · Producer
movieThe Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Executive Producer
movieA Bill of Divorcement
1932 · Executive Producer
movieHell's Highway
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Most Dangerous Game
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThirteen Women
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Age of Consent
1932 · Executive Producer
movieHold 'Em Jail
1932 · Executive Producer
movieBird of Paradise
1932 · Executive Producer
movieRoar of the Dragon
1932 · Executive Producer
movieWhat Price Hollywood?
1932 · Executive Producer
movieIs My Face Red?
1932 · Executive Producer
movieWestward Passage
1932 · Executive Producer
movieState's Attorney
1932 · Executive Producer
movieSymphony of Six Million
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Roadhouse Murder
1932 · Executive Producer
movieYoung Bride
1932 · Executive Producer
movieThe Lost Squadron
1932 · Executive Producer
movieStreet of Chance
1930 · Producer
movieThe Dance of Life
1929 · Associate Producer
movieThe Four Feathers
1929 · Associate Producer
movieThe Man I Love
1929 · Producer
movieChinatown Nights
1929 · Associate Producer
movieForgotten Faces
1928 · Editor
movieRoulette
1924 · Producer
Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
movieRudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
1923 · Director
movieThe Glorious Lady
1919 · Producer