David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

ProducerAdditional CrewWriter
Born
May 10, 1902
Died
June 22, 1965
Awards
6 wins, 7 nominations

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. He left MGM to work at Paramount then…

Biography

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. He left MGM to work at Paramount then RKO. He was back at MGM in 1933 after marrying Irene Mayer Selznick the daughter of Louis B. Mayer. In 1936, he finally set up his own production company, Selznick International. Three directors and fifteen scriptwriters later, Gone with the Wind (1939) was released.

Editor

Forgotten FacesForgotten Faces(1928)

Production Manager

WyomingWyoming(1928)
Spoilers of the WestSpoilers of the West(1927)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Gone with the WindGone with the Wind(1939)

Self

The Annual Screen Producers Guild Awards(1965)as Self - Winner
The Seven Lively ArtsThe Seven Lively Arts(1957)as Self
The Big ShowThe Big Show(1957)as Self
This Is Your LifeThis Is Your Life(1950)as Self
The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Self - motion picture producer

Known for

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Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and David O. SelznickJean Harlow, George Cukor, David O. Selznick, and Edmund Lowe in Dinner at Eight (1933)David O. Selznick, Jennifer Jones, and Mary Jennifer SelznickDavid O. Selznick and Jennifer JonesDavid O. Selznick and Janet GaynorDavid O. Selznick