…David O. Selznick
David was born in Pittsburgh in 1902. He studied at Columbia before moving to Hollywood
to become an assistant story editor for MGM. In 1930 he married the daughter to Louis B. Mayer but they divorced in 1948. He created Selznick International Pictures and distributed
through United Artists. He went back to work for MGM after Irving Thalberg
went ill. David was known for Gone With The Wind, Rebecca, A Star Is
Born, and the Adventured Of Tom Sawyer, to name just a few. A fun fact is that he added the “O” in his name for no reason, and it
represented nothing. In North By Northwest, Cary Grant's character Roger O. Thornhill had his mystery middle initial in ode to David, as his also held no meaning. Sadly his daughter committed suicide after jumping out a
window in 1976. He was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 3. David dies in 1965 after a heart attack at the age of only 63.
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