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Produced "Since You Went Away", featuring future wife Jennifer Jones. 1946. Formed the distribution company, Selznick Releasing Organization. 1946. Produced "Duel in the Sun", starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones. 1948. Second film with Jones as star, "Portrait of Jennie". 1950.
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.
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 ...
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.
Jan 10, 2001 · On December 10, 1938, David O. Selznick burned down Atlanta. On the back of his Culver City studio, Selznick had begun filming what would be his and Hollywood’s greatest triumph, GONE WITH THE WIND.
Family & Companions. Theatrical producer. Daughter of Louis B Mayer; mother of Selznick's two sons; married in April 1930; divorced in 1948; produced such Broadway shows as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Chalk Garden". Actor. Married from 1949 until his death.
Special to The New York Times. HOLLYWOOD, June 22--David O. Selznick, one of the leading producers in the motion picture industry, died of a coronary occlusion this afternoon at Mount Sinai Hospital. Mr. Selznick, who was 63 years old, was stricken in the office of his lawyer, Barry Brannen, in Beverly Hills, and was rushed to the hospital.
