David O. Selznick(1902-1965)

Producer
Additional Crew
Writer

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, Autant en emporte le vent (1939) was released.

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Awards
- 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Autant en emporte le vent

8.2

Producer(produced by)

1939

Rebecca

8.1

Producer

1940

Les enchaînés

7.9

Additional Crew

1946

La maison du docteur Edwardes

7.5

Producer

1945

Credits

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Producer

Mary Jennifer at the Beach
Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 1964
L'adieu aux armes
5.8
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1957
Light's Diamond Jubilee
7.0
TV Movie
- producer
- 1954
Autumn in Rome
6.8
Short
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1954
Station Terminus
6.2
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1953
La Renarde
6.9
- executive producer
- 1950
Le Troisième Homme
8.1
- producer (uncredited)
- 1949
Le portrait de Jennie
7.6
- producer
- 1948
Le procès Paradine
6.5
- producer
- 1947
Duel au soleil
6.7
- producer
- 1946
The American Creed
6.7
Short
- producer
- 1946
La maison du docteur Edwardes
7.5
- producer
- 1945
Étranges vacances
7.1
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1944
The Fighting Generation
5.3
Short
- producer
- 1944
Depuis ton départ
7.5
- producer
- 1944

Additional Crew

L'adieu aux armes
5.8
- presenter
- 1957
Un amour désespéré
7.3
- actor arrangement: Jennifer Jones
- 1952
Capitaine sans peur
7.3
- Gregory Peck by arrangement with
- 1951
L'étranger dans la cité
6.5
- Joseph Cotton by arrangement with
- Valli by arrangement with
- 1950
Iwo Jima
7.0
- John Agar by arrangement with
- 1949
Les amants du Capricorne
6.2
- actor arrangement: Mr. Cotten
- 1949
Le Troisième Homme
8.1
- presenter
- 1949
Madame Bovary
7.0
- appear by arrangement with: Miss Jones, Mr. Jourdan and Mr. Kent
- 1949
Les insurgés
6.6
- Jennifer Jones by arrangement with
- 1949
Adventure in Baltimore
6.1
- Miss Temple and Mr. Agar appear by arrangement with
- 1949
Lettre d'une inconnue
7.8
- Louis Jordan by arrangement with
- 1948
Le miracle des cloches
6.6
- Valli by arrangement with
- 1948
Le procès Paradine
6.5
- presenter
- 1947
Deux soeurs vivaient en paix...
7.2
- Miss Temple's services by arrangement with
- 1947
Ma femme est un grand homme
7.2
- Joseph Cotten by arrangement with
- 1947

Writer

Theatre '62
6.5
TV Series
- adapted from a screenplay by
- 1962
Light's Diamond Jubilee
7.0
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1954
Le portrait de Jennie
7.6
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1948
Le procès Paradine
6.5
- screen play
- 1947
Duel au soleil
6.7
- screenplay
- 1946
Depuis ton départ
7.5
- screenplay: by the producer
- 1944
La joyeuse suicidée
6.8
- contributing writer (uncredited)
- 1937
Une étoile est née
7.3
- contributing writer (uncredited)
- 1937
La femme de l'ennemi public
5.9
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1936
La Fille de Dracula
6.3
- suggestion (as Oliver Jeffries)
- 1936
Imprudente jeunesse
6.4
- from a story by (as Oliver Jeffries)
- 1935

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Oliver Jeffries
Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- May 10, 1902
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- June 22, 1965
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Children
- Mary Jennifer Selznick
Relatives
- Lillian Young(Aunt or Uncle)
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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 Autant en emporte le vent (1939) became a blockbuster film, he realized he had underpaid Mitchell and gave her an additional $50,000.