Person
David O. Selznick
Actor · Writer · Producer· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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 assistant story editor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He left MGM for Paramount Pictures in 1928, where he worked until 1931, when he joined RKO as Head of Production.
Filmography
73 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Charmed Lives: A Family Romance | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2001 | Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1999 | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms | Producer | Film |
| 1953 | Indiscretion of an American Wife | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1949 | The Third Man | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennie | Producer | Film |
| 1947 | The Paradine Case | Producer | Film |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun | Producer | Film |
| 1945 | Spellbound | Producer | Film |
| 1944 | Selznick Home Movie | Film | |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Producer | Film |
| 1940 | Rebecca | Producer | Film |
| 1939 | British Pathé Newsreels: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1939 | Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Tests | Producer | Film |
| 1939 | Intermezzo: A Love Story | Producer | Film |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Producer | Film |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Producer | Film |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Producer | Film |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart | Producer | Film |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Writer | Film |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Producer | Film |
| 1937 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Producer | Film |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Producer | Film |
| 1936 | The Garden of Allah | Producer | Film |
| 1936 | Imogene Coca Screen Test | Producer | Film |
| 1936 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Producer | Film |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina | Producer | Film |
| 1935 | Reckless | Producer | Film |
| 1935 | A Tale of Two Cities | Producer | Film |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Producer | Film |
| 1934 | Viva Villa! | Producer | Film |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Christopher Strong | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Lucky Devils | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | The Past of Mary Holmes | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Night Flight | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | King Kong | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | The Cheyenne Kid | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Topaze | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Sweepings | Producer | Film |
| 1933 | Our Betters | Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Phantom of Crestwood | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Westward Passage | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Roadhouse Murder | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Age of Consent | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous Game | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Thirteen Women | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Roar of the Dragon | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Penguin Pool Murder | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Hell's Highway | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Secrets of the French Police | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Bird of Paradise | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Symphony of Six Million | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Half-Naked Truth | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Lost Squadron | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Little Orphan Annie | Producer | Film |
| 1932 | Rockabye | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | State's Attorney | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom | Producer | Film |
| 1930 | Street of Chance | Producer | Film |
| 1929 | The Man I Love | Producer | Film |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers | Associate Producer | Film |
| 1929 | The Dance of Life | Associate Producer | Film |
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