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Lewis J. Selznick (May 2, 1870 or 1869 [1] – January 25, 1933) was an American producer in the early years of the film industry. After initial involvement with World Film at Fort Lee, New Jersey, he established Selznick Pictures in California.
Lewis J. Selznick, one of the pioneers of studio film production and the father of Oscar-winning Gone with the Wind (1939) producer David O. Selznick, was born Lewis Zeleznik in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire, into a poor Jewish family with 18 children.
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- Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 1, 1973 · Lewis J. Selznick entered the film business through a friend who owned stock in Universal Film Manufacturing and who commissioned Selznick to sell it for him to one of two men engaged...
Mar 22, 2005 · Mayer was a symbol of the Hollywood establishment that had ruined Selznick's own father, Lewis J., a producer, and Selznick was driven to redeem him.
May 26, 2002 · He was the son of a movie mogul, Lewis J. Selznick, who went bust in 1923. He was raised to look at screen tests of young actresses, to read treatments and scripts, to advise on the...
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L ewis J. Selznick was a pioneering motion-picture producer in whose films a number of players first achieved stardom. Born May 2, 1870, in Kiev, then a part of Russia and now the...