david o. selznick

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a US film producer, famous for Gone With the Wind (1939), which he also helped to write and direct. He also produced Rebecca (1940), Spellbound (1945) and was co-producer of The Third Man (1949) (1902-65)
David O Selznick
born May 10, 1902, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died June 22, 1965, Hollywood, Calif. U.S. film producer. He trained with his father, a movie executive, before moving to Hollywood in 1926. Working for MGM, RKO, and other studios, he produced films such as Dinner at Eight (1933), King Kong (1933), David Copperfield (1935), and A Tale of Two Cities (1935). He formed his own company, Selznick International, in 1936 and produced hits such as A Star Is Born (1937). He was essential to the enormous success of Gone with the Wind (1939), overseeing its entire production with detailed memos about every aspect of the movie. He brought Alfred Hitchcock to the U.S. and produced Rebecca (1940) and Spellbound (1945). He also produced Duel in the Sun (1946), The Third Man (1949), and A Farewell to Arms (1957), which starred his second wife, Jennifer Jones
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