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David O. Selznick(1902-1965)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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David O. Selznick
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.
BornMay 10, 1902
DiedJune 22, 1965(63)
BornMay 10, 1902
DiedJune 22, 1965(63)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind
8.2
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1939
Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.1
  • Producer
  • 1940
Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
Notorious
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1946
Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946)
Duel in the Sun
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1946

Credits

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Producer

  • Mary Jennifer Selznick in Mary Jennifer at the Beach (1964)
    Mary Jennifer at the Beach
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • A Farewell to Arms (1957)
    A Farewell to Arms
    5.8
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954)
    Light's Diamond Jubilee
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Autumn in Rome
    6.8
    Short
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones in Terminal Station (1953)
    Terminal Station
    6.2
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Gone to Earth (1950)
    Gone to Earth
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1950
  • The Third Man (1949)
    The Third Man
    8.1
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Portrait of Jennie (1948)
    Portrait of Jennie
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946)
    Duel in the Sun
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1946
  • The American Creed (1946)
    The American Creed
    6.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
    Spellbound
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, and Ginger Rogers in I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
    I'll Be Seeing You
    7.1
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Fighting Generation (1944)
    The Fighting Generation
    5.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1944

Additional Crew

  • A Farewell to Arms (1957)
    A Farewell to Arms
    5.8
    • presenter
    • 1957
  • Carrie (1952)
    Carrie
    7.3
    • actor arrangement: Jennifer Jones
    • 1952
  • Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
    Captain Horatio Hornblower
    7.3
    • Gregory Peck by arrangement with
    • 1951
  • Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli in Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
    Walk Softly, Stranger
    6.5
    • Joseph Cotton by arrangement with
    • Valli by arrangement with
    • 1950
  • John Wayne, John Agar, and Adele Mara in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
    Sands of Iwo Jima
    7.0
    • John Agar by arrangement with
    • 1949
  • Under Capricorn (1949)
    Under Capricorn
    6.2
    • actor arrangement: Mr. Cotten
    • 1949
  • The Third Man (1949)
    The Third Man
    8.1
    • presenter
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    7.0
    • appear by arrangement with: Miss Jones, Mr. Jourdan and Mr. Kent
    • 1949
  • Pedro Armendáriz, John Garfield, and Jennifer Jones in We Were Strangers (1949)
    We Were Strangers
    6.6
    • Jennifer Jones by arrangement with
    • 1949
  • Shirley Temple, John Agar, and Robert Young in Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
    Adventure in Baltimore
    6.1
    • Miss Temple and Mr. Agar appear by arrangement with
    • 1949
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
    Letter from an Unknown Woman
    7.8
    • Louis Jordan by arrangement with
    • 1948
  • Frank Sinatra, Fred MacMurray, and Alida Valli in The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
    The Miracle of the Bells
    6.5
    • Valli by arrangement with
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • presenter
    • 1947
  • Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
    7.2
    • Miss Temple's services by arrangement with
    • 1947
  • Joseph Cotten and Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
    The Farmer's Daughter
    7.2
    • Joseph Cotten by arrangement with
    • 1947

Writer

  • Theatre '62 (1961)
    Theatre '62
    6.5
    TV Series
    • adapted from a screenplay by
    • 1962
  • Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954)
    Light's Diamond Jubilee
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Portrait of Jennie (1948)
    Portrait of Jennie
    7.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    The Paradine Case
    6.5
    • screen play
    • 1947
  • Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946)
    Duel in the Sun
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away
    7.5
    • screenplay: by the producer
    • 1944
  • Carole Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937)
    Nothing Sacred
    6.8
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
    A Star Is Born
    7.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Pat O'Brien and Margaret Lindsay in Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
    Public Enemy's Wife
    5.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Gloria Holden in Dracula's Daughter (1936)
    Dracula's Daughter
    6.3
    • suggestion (as Oliver Jeffries)
    • 1936
  • Jean Harlow and William Powell in Reckless (1935)
    Reckless
    6.4
    • from a story by (as Oliver Jeffries)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Oliver Jeffries
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • May 10, 1902
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • June 22, 1965
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Jennifer JonesJuly 13, 1949 - June 22, 1965 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Mary Jennifer Selznick
  • Relatives
    • Lillian Young(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 7 Print Biographies
    • 9 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1936, he paid author Margaret Mitchell $50,000 for the movie rights to her novel "Gone With the Wind". Later, after Gone with the Wind (1939) became a blockbuster film, he realized he had underpaid Mitchell and gave her an additional $50,000.
  • Quotes
    The way I see it, my function is to be responsible for everything.
  • Trademark
      His ubiquitous memos.

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