Irving Thalberg
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Irving Thalberg was a legendary early Hollywood film producer and studio executive, often called "The Boy Wonder," who helped shape MGM’s golden age and the classic studio system.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irving Thalberg canonical | 36 |
| Irving G. Thalberg | 7 |
| Thalberg | 2 |
| Irving Grant Thalberg | 1 |
| bust of Irving G. Thalberg | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film producer
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person ⓘ studio executive ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1936 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (posthumous namesake honor)
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| birthDate | 1899-05-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| child |
Irving Thalberg Jr.
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Irving Thalberg Jr. ⓘ
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Katherine Thalberg
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1936-09-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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Classical Hollywood cinema
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Irving Thalberg
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Thalberg
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| fullName |
Irving Thalberg
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Irving Grant Thalberg
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| givenName | Irving ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hollywood studio system
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production policies ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1936 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | congenital heart condition ⓘ |
| nickname | The Boy Wonder ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developed MGM’s prestige production strategy emphasizing quality and star power
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helped shape the MGM studio system during Hollywood’s golden age ⓘ pioneered the role of the producer as creative authority in the studio system ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | reputation for meticulous script development and preview screenings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Night at the Opera (1935)
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Camille (1936) ⓘ China Seas (1935) ⓘ Flesh and the Devil (1926) ⓘ Grand Hotel ⓘ
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Grand Hotel (1932)
Mutiny on the Bounty ⓘ
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Night Flight (1933) ⓘ Red-Headed Woman ⓘ
surface form:
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Riptide (1934) ⓘ Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) ⓘ
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Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Smilin’ Through (1932) ⓘ Strange Interlude ⓘ
surface form:
Strange Interlude (1932)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) ⓘ The Barretts of Wimpole Street (stage-to-film adaptation oversight) ⓘ The Big Parade ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Parade (1925)
The Crowd ⓘ
surface form:
The Crowd (1928)
The Divorcee (1930) ⓘ The Good Earth ⓘ
surface form:
The Good Earth (1937)
The Good Fairy (1935) ⓘ The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ The Painted Veil ⓘ
surface form:
The Painted Veil (1934)
The Thin Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Thin Man (1934)
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| occupation |
film producer
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studio executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Norma Shearer ⓘ |
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Irving G. Thalberg
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bust of Irving G. Thalberg
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Irving Grant Thalberg
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Thalberg
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
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The Mysterious Lady
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Flesh and the Devil
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Irving G. Thalberg
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Thalberg