David O. Selznick

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film producer human screenwriter studio executive

David O. Selznick was a prominent American film producer of Hollywood's Golden Age, best known for overseeing the epic production of "Gone with the Wind" and other major studio classics.

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David Oliver Selznick 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
studio executive ⓘ
activeInPeriod Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Picture for Gone with the Wind

Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Picture for Rebecca
birthDate 1902-05-10 ⓘ
birthPlace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
child Daniel Selznick ⓘ
Lewis J. Selznick ⓘ
surface form: Lewis Jeffrey Selznick
collaboratedWith Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ
Jennifer Jones ⓘ
Victor Fleming ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1965-06-22 ⓘ
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
Paramount Pictures ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
familyName Selznick International Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Selznick
father Lewis J. Selznick ⓘ
founded Selznick International Pictures ⓘ
fullName David O. Selznick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: David Oliver Selznick
genre drama film ⓘ
epic film ⓘ
romantic film ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hasSignatureWork Gone with the Wind ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mother Florence A. Selznick ⓘ
notableFor independent production within the studio system ⓘ
producing large-scale prestige films ⓘ
notableWork A Star Is Born film series ⓘ
surface form: A Star Is Born

Duel in the Sun ⓘ
Gone with the Wind ⓘ
King Kong ⓘ
Rebecca (1940 film) ⓘ
surface form: Rebecca

Since You Went Away ⓘ
Spellbound ⓘ
The Third Man ⓘ
occupation film producer ⓘ
film studio executive ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
spouse Irene Mayer Selznick ⓘ
Jennifer Jones ⓘ

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Joseph Cotten → collaboratedWith → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Selznick International Pictures → foundedBy → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Selznick International Pictures → founder → David O. Selznick ⓘ
David O. Selznick → fullName → David O. Selznick self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Oliver Selznick
Selznick International Pictures → keyPerson → David O. Selznick ⓘ
MGM → notableExecutive → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Gone with the Wind → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Manhattan Melodrama → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Rebecca (1940 film) → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Spellbound → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
The Most Dangerous Game → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
subject surface form: The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)
The Paradine Case → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
Viva Villa! → producer → David O. Selznick ⓘ
The Paradine Case → screenwriter → David O. Selznick ⓘ