Samuel Goldwyn

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American film producer Polish-born American businessperson film producer studio executive

Samuel Goldwyn was a pioneering American film producer and studio executive who played a key role in shaping Hollywood’s early motion picture industry.

Aliases (1)

Sam Goldwyn ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film producer → Polish-born American → businessperson → film producer → studio executive →
activeYearsInFilm	1910s–1950s →
alsoKnownAs	Sam Goldwyn → Samuel Goldfish →
associatedWith	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
awardReceived	Academy Honorary Award → Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award →
birthName	Szmul Gelbfisz →
child	Samuel Goldwyn Jr. →
citizenship	United States of America →
coFounded	Goldwyn Pictures → Paramount Pictures predecessor companies →
countryOfBirth	Russian Empire →
dateOfBirth	1879-08-27 →
dateOfDeath	1974-01-31 →
emigratedTo	United States of America →
ethnicGroup	Polish Jew →
founded	Samuel Goldwyn Productions →
genreSpecialization	feature films →
hasCulturalImpact	namesake of the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences → namesake of the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards →
hasSignatureStyle	emphasis on star-driven prestige productions →
industry	motion pictures →
influenced	development of the Hollywood studio system →
knownFor	high-quality literary film adaptations → independent production style within the studio system →
languageSpoken	English → Yiddish →
notableFilm	Dodsworth (1936 film) → Guys and Dolls (1955 film) → The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 film) → The Pride of the Yankees (1942 film) → Wuthering Heights (1939 film) →
notableFor	founding role in several major American film studios → pioneering work in the early Hollywood motion picture industry →
occupation	entrepreneur → film producer → studio executive →
placeOfBirth	Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States → New York City, New York, United States →
restingPlace	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States →
spouse	Frances Howard →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) → Come and Get It → Hans Christian Andersen (1952 film) → Our Very Own → The Bishop's Wife → The Pride of the Yankees → Wuthering Heights (1939 film) →	producer
Goldwyn Pictures → MGM → Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →	foundedBy
Goldwyn Pictures → Samuel Goldwyn Company →	namedAfter
Samuel Goldwyn ("Sam Goldwyn") →	alsoKnownAs
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. →	father
Kensico Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Goldwyn Pictures →	keyPerson