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Selznick

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Selz·nick  (slznk), David Oliver 1902-1965.
American film producer known especially for his adaptation of popular novels, including Gone With the Wind (1939) and A Farewell to Arms (1958).

Selznick [ˈsɛlznɪk]
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(Biographies / Selznick, David O(liver) (1902-1962) M, US, FILMS AND TV: producer) David O(liver). 1902-62, US film producer, who produced such films as A Star is Born (1937), Gone with the Wind (1939), and A Farewell to Arms (1957)
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Noun1.Selznick - United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)Selznick - United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)


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Selznick has shut down production on his "masterpiece" because the script isn't working.
Margaret Mitchell's Civil War novel appeared in 1938 and so obsessive was the interest when David Selznick announced he had bought the rights that thousands of letters begged him to get Clark Gable for the role of reprobate Rhett Butler - although real-life reprobate Errol Flynn was considered, Ronald Colman eager as well.
The illustrious Sternberg was solemnly instructed by Selznick to produce the same intense passion with Peck and Jones that Sternberg had previously achieved with Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in Morocco in 1930.
 
 
 
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