David O. Selznick was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind and Rebecca, both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. He also
Selznick, c. 1934
Color version of the Selznick International Pictures title screen, as seen in A Star Is Born (1937)
Jennifer Jones and Selznick in Los Angeles, 1957
Crypt of Selznick, in the Great Mausoleum, Forest Lawn Glendale
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directe
David O. Selznick
…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…
Theatrical release poster
Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh as Rhett and Scarlett
David O. Selznick in 1940
The premiere of the film at Loew's Grand, Atlanta