David O. Selznick
Production
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.
Known for
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movieA Farewell to Arms
1957
Producer
movieIndiscretion of an American Wife
1953
Executive Producer
movieThe Third Man
1949
Executive Producer
moviePortrait of Jennie
1948
Producer
movieThe Paradine Case
1947
Producer
movieDuel in the Sun
1946
Producer
movieSpellbound
1945
Producer
movieThe Fighting Generation
1944
Producer
movieSince You Went Away
1944
Producer
movieRebecca
1940
Producer
movieGone with the Wind
1939
Producer
movieMade for Each Other
1939
Producer
movieThe Young in Heart
1938
Producer
movieNothing Sacred
1937
Producer
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1937
Producer
movieA Star Is Born
1937
Producer
movieThe Garden of Allah
1936
Producer
movieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1936
Producer
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1935
Producer
movieAnna Karenina
1935
Producer
movieReckless
1935
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
movieRoulette
1924
Producer
movieThe Glorious Lady
1919
Producer
Acting12
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001
Self (archive footage)
Hitchcock, 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)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Writing5
movieThe Paradine Case
1947
Screenplay
movieDuel in the Sun
1946
Screenplay
movieSince You Went Away
1944
Screenplay
movieA Star Is Born
1937
Writer
movieReckless
1935
Story
Crew3
Directing1
Editing1
movieForgotten Faces
1928
Editor