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David O. Selznick
(1902-1965)
American film producer
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David O. Selznick (May 10, 1902 – June 22, 1965) was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Born David Selznick
10 May 1902
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Died
22 June 1965 (aged 63)
Hollywood, California USA
Zodiac Taurus
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Lewis J. Selznick and Florence Sachs
Lewis J. Selznick and Florence Sachs · m. 1896

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  • Howard
    Howard · Older Brother · 1897- · Celebrity Baby info
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  • Myron Selznick
    Myron Selznick · Older Brother · 1898-1944 · Talent agent and film producer info
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  • Ruth
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  • Mary Pickford
    Mary Pickford · Friend · 1892-1979 · Canadian actress and producer edit info
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  • Arthur Hornblow Jr.
    Arthur Hornblow Jr. · Friend · 1893-1976 · Film producer edit info
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  • Hattie McDaniel
    Hattie McDaniel · Friend · 1893-1952 · Actor edit info
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  • William Dieterle
    William Dieterle · Friend · 1893-1972 · German/American actor and film director edit info
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  • Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht · Friend · 1894-1964 · American writer, director, and producer edit info
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  • Charles Vidor
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  • Anthony Mann
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  • Carole Lombard
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    Myron Selznick · Brother · 1898-1944 · Talent agent and film producer edit info
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  • L. Jeffrey Selznick
    L. Jeffrey Selznick · Son · 1932-1997 · American, Film/TV Producer edit info
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  • Daniel Selznick
    Daniel Selznick · Son · 1936-2024 · American, Film/TV Producer edit info
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  • Mary Pickford
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  • Arthur Hornblow Jr.
    Arthur Hornblow Jr. · Friend · 1893-1976 · Film producer edit info
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  • Hattie McDaniel
    Hattie McDaniel · Friend · 1893-1952 · Actor edit info
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  • William Dieterle
    William Dieterle · Friend · 1893-1972 · German/American actor and film director edit info
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  • Ben Hecht
    Ben Hecht · Friend · 1894-1964 · American writer, director, and producer edit info
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  • Charles Vidor
    Charles Vidor · Friend · 1900-1959 · Film director edit info
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  • John Hay Whitney
    John Hay Whitney · Friend · 1904-1982 · American diplomat and publisher edit info
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  • Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten · Friend · 1905-1994 · American actor edit info
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  • Anthony Mann
    Anthony Mann · Associate · 1906-1967 · Director edit info
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  • Janet Gaynor
    Janet Gaynor · Friend · 1906-1984 · American actress edit info
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  • Carole Lombard
    Carole Lombard · Friend · 1908-1942 · American, Actress edit info
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  • Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett · Friend · 1910-1990 · American actress edit info
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  • Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly · Friend · 1912-1996 · American actor, dancer, singer, and producer edit info
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  • Anita Colby
    Anita Colby · Friend · 1914-1992 · American actor edit info
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  • John Whitney
    John Whitney · Friend · 1918-1985 · American, Politician edit info
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  • Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun · Friend · 1922-1999 · American actor edit info
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  • Truman Capote
    Truman Capote · Friend · 1924-1984 · American author edit info
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  • Lita Baron
    Lita Baron · Friend · 1929-2015 · Spanish-American actress and singer edit info
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