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David O. Selznick

1902 - 1965

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David O. Selznick (born David Selznick: May 10, 1902 – June 22, 1965) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. He also won the Irving Thalberg Award at the 12th Academy Awards, Hollywood's top honor for a producer, in recognition of his shepherding Gone with the Wind through a long and troubled production and into a record-breaking blockbuster. The son and son-in-law of movie moguls Lewis J. Selznick and Louis B. Mayer, Selznick served as head of production at R.K.O. Radio Pictures and went on to become one of the first independent movie producers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David O. Selznick has received more than 1,727,786 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. David O. Selznick is the 9th most popular producer (up from 10th in 2019), the 1,376th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,403rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Producer.

David O. Selznick is most famous for his work as a film producer. He was the producer of Gone with the Wind and Rebecca.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, David O. Selznick ranks 9 out of 89. Before him are Carlo Ponti, Dino De Laurentiis, Phil Spector, René Angélil, Rick Rubin, and Jerry Bruckheimer. After him are Simon Cowell, Louis B. Mayer, Albert R. Broccoli, Joel Silver, Gene Roddenberry, and Aaron Spelling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, David O. Selznick ranks 49. Before him are Luis Barragán, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lúcio Costa, and Max Ophüls. After him are George Ostrogorsky, Carlo Levi, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Anatole Litvak, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, and Carlo Gambino. Among people deceased in 1965, David O. Selznick ranks 34. Before him are Paul Tillich, Frederick Fleet, Joseph Erlanger, Sālote Tupou III, Louis Hjelmslev, and Bernard Baruch. After him are Lauri Törni, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Fan Noli, Aksel Sandemose, Angelica Balabanoff, and Hans Knappertsbusch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David O. Selznick ranks 1,376 out of 18,182. Before him are William Fichtner (1956), Percy Spencer (1894), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Bernard Baruch (1870), Nettie Stevens (1861), and Rex Stout (1886). After him are Conchata Ferrell (1943), Buck Henry (1930), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Alan Silvestri (1950), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), and Paul Stanley (1952).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, David O. Selznick ranks 6. Before him are Walt Disney (1901), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Phil Spector (1939), Rick Rubin (1963), and Jerry Bruckheimer (1943). After him are Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Irving Thalberg (1899), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902).

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