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- Hollywood producer and magnate who was the driving force behind Gone With the Wind (1939). After working for Paramount, RKO, and MGM, he formed Selznick International Pictures in 1936. The studio's credits include Rebecca (1940) and Spellbound (1945). He was married to actress Jennifer Jones.
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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.
May 9, 2024 · David O. Selznick, American motion-picture producer who earned a reputation for commercially successful films of high artistic quality before and after World War II. Two of his movies, Gone with the Wind and Rebecca, won the Academy Award for best picture.
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- 'Rebecca' (1940) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Rebecca is the only Hitchcock movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The iconic Laurence Olivier stars opposite Joan Fontaine, with the plot following a newly married couple haunted by the memory of the husband's deceased first wife.
- 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) Director: Victor Fleming. Selznick bought the rights to Gone with the Wind a month after its publication. What followed was an extensive search for the perfect actress to play the iconic Scarlett O'Hara, a story so fascinating it merits its own Hollywood movie.
- 'The Third Man (1949) Director: Carol Reed. Joseph Cotten was a regular performer in Selznick's productions. However, their greatest triumph is undoubtedly the 1949 film noir The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed and co-starring Alida Valli and Orson Welles.
- 'Spellbound' (1945) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Spellbound is among Alfred Hitchcock's best and most rewatchable movies. Ingrid Bergman stars as psychoanalyst Constance Petersen, who falls in love with the new head of the hospital where she works, played by Gregory Peck.
Apr 16, 2005 · In a town of Mayers, Zanucks, and Goldwyns, David Selznick was king. But one of his most lasting contributions would have nothing to do with his grand, southern epic.
May 18, 2018 · Best known for the film Gone With the Wind, producer David Selznick launched the careers of film legends Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, and Jennifer Jones. Many of his films from the 1930s and 1940s are considered to be classics.
David O. Selznick was a son of the silent movie producer Lewis J. Selznick. David studied at Columbia University until his father lost his fortune in the 1920s. David started work as an MGM script reader, shortly followed by becoming an assistant to Harry Rapf.
