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EncyclopediaSelznick, David O.Selznick, David O., 1902–65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick's most famous movie is Gone with the Wind (1939). His other important films include A Star Is Born (1937), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Rebecca (1940), Spellbound (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Third Man (1949), and Tender Is the Night (1962). His second wife was the actress Jennifer Jones. See R. Haver, Selznick's Hollywood (1980); B. Thomas, Selznick (1985); D. Thomson, Showman (1992). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on David O Selznick from Infoplease:
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- Gone With the Wind (1939) - Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland
- A Bill of Divorcement (1932) - Starring John Barrymore, Billie Burke, David Manners, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Cavanagh
- A Star Is Born (1937) - Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine
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