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Lewis J. Selznick (May 2, 1870 or 1869 [1] – January 25, 1933) was an American producer in the early years of the film industry. After initial involvement with World Film at Fort Lee, New Jersey, he established Selznick Pictures in California.
Lewis J. Selznick, one of the pioneers of studio film production and the father of Oscar-winning Gone with the Wind (1939) producer David O. Selznick, was born Lewis Zeleznik in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire, into a poor Jewish family with 18 children.
- January 1, 1
- Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
1 de feb. de 1973 · Lewis J. Zeleznik, born in Kiev, Russia, in 1870, worked his way to the United States at the age of eighteen. He changed his name to Selznick and built up a successful jewelry retail business...
Lewis J. Selznick was born around 1870 in the Russian Empire, most likely in Lithuania, rather than in Kyiv, Ukraine, as he claimed in his own publicity materials.
- Selznick, Lewis J.
- Lewis J. Selznick Papers
- 1896-1984 (bulk 1914-1934)
Inició su carrera cinematográfica de la mano de su padre, el también productor Lewis J. Selznick. En 1926 se trasladó a Hollywood, donde fue contratado por Louis B. Mayer como productor asociado de películas de bajo presupuesto de la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. En 1927 pasó a la Paramount como director asociado y en 1931 se incorporó a la RKO.
Lewis J. Selznick was born around 1870 in the Russian Empire, most likely in Lithuania, rather than in Kyiv, Ukraine, as he claimed in his own publicity materials. He immigrated to the United States in 1888, first living in Pittsburgh, where he went into the jewelry business, and later New York City.
L ewis J. Selznick was a pioneering motion-picture producer in whose films a number of players first achieved stardom. Born May 2, 1870, in Kiev, then a part of Russia and now the capital...
