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David O. Selznick

American film producer (1902-1965) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 63

David O. Selznick was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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A life in dates

1965Died22 June 19651957A Farewell to ArmsFilm, Producer1953The OscarsSeries1949The Third ManFilm, Producer1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesPortrait of JennieFilm, 1948Producer1947The Paradine CaseFilm, Writer, Producer1945SpellboundFilm, Producer1944Since You Went AwayFilm, Writer, Producer1940RebeccaFilm, Producer1939Gone with the WindFilm, Writer, Producer1937A Star Is BornFilm, Writer, Producer1936Little Lord FauntleroyFilm, Producer1935A Tale of Two CitiesFilm, Producer1933Christopher StrongFilm, Producer1932A Bill of DivorcementFilm, Producer1902Born10 May 1902
  • The Third Man 1949
  • Rebecca 1940
  • Gone with the Wind 1939
  • King Kong 1933
  • The Prisoner of Zenda 1937

People around David

Filmography 40

103 credits on file

Television 3

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

He also won the Irving Thalberg Award at the 12th Academy Awards, Hollywood's top honor for a producer, in recognition of his shepherding Gone with the Wind through a long and troubled production and into a record-breaking blockbuster.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1965 · aged 63