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Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including Grand Hotel, China Seas, A Night at the Opera, Mutiny on the Bounty, Camille and The Good Earth.
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- Sylvia Thalberg (sister)
- Irving Thalberg Jr. (1930–1987), Katharine Thalberg (1935–2006)
Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) Irving Thalberg. Producer. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Irving Grant Thalberg was born in New York City, to Henrietta (Haymann) and William Thalberg, who were of German Jewish descent. He had a bad heart, having contracted rheumatic fever as a teenager and was plagued with other ailments all of his life.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Irving Thalberg (born May 30, 1899, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 14, 1936, Santa Monica, California) was an American film executive called the “boy wonder of Hollywood” who, as the production manager of MGM, was largely responsible for that studio’s prestigious reputation. Born of German immigrant parents, Thalberg suffered ...
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Sep 14, 2006 · Sept. 14, 1936: Irving Thalberg, the head of production at MGM, died in his Santa Monica home at the age of 37. Thalberg, who had long suffered from health problems, died of pneumonia, The Times ...
- Began Movie Career at Universal
- Clashed with Von Stroheim
- Hired by Louis B. Mayer
- An Early Death
- Further Reading
Thalberg began working in his maternal grandfather's department store, Heyman and Sons, as a clerk. He taught himself to type, and attended a private commercial school to learn Spanish and shorthand. Thalberg placed a newspaper ad describing his skills, and was soon hired by Taylor, Clapp and Beall, an import-export film. Within a short time, Thalb...
Thalberg's mettle as a film executive was tested by Erich Von Stroheim, a director and actor with considerable power and a taste for extravagance. Thalberg wanted Universal's films to be produced on time and on budget, the exact opposite of Von Stroheim's working methods. Thomas Schatz wrote in Genius of the System, "Thalberg did not question Stroh...
In 1923, Thalberg was hired by Louis B. Mayer Pictures as vice president and head of production at $600 per week. The following year, Louis B. Mayer Pictures merged with two other film companies, Metro Pictures and Goldwyn Pictures Corp., to become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Thalberg was named vice president and supervisor of production at the new ...
Thalberg was doing pre-production work on what became A Day at the Races (1937) when he became seriously ill. In early September he caught a cold, which turned into pneumonia. Thalberg succumbed to the illness on September 14, 1936, in Santa Monica, California. He was only 37 years old. When The Good Earth(1937), the last important film Thalberg co...
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Apr 10, 2022 · Irving Thalberg and The Marx Brothers One of the film classics Thalberg next oversaw was a vehicle for the Marx Brothers called A Night at the Opera (1935). Groucho, Chico, and Harpo had hit a dead-end over at Paramount Pictures when their previous film, Duck Soup (1933), had flopped at the box office.
Sep 18, 2015 · In November 1922, Mayer invited Irving Thalberg to meet with him at his studio. Advertisement . Thalberg was known around town as a boy genius. At age 23, he had already been running production at ...
