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Lewis J. Selznick (May 2, 1870 or 1869 – 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.
Feb 1, 1973 · Lewis J. Selznick entered the film business through a friend who owned stock in Universal Film Manufacturing and who commissioned Selznick to sell it for him to one of two men engaged in a...
Lewis J. Selznick: A Preliminary Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Center Descriptive Summary Creator: Selznick, Lewis J. Title: Lewis J. Selznick Papers Dates: 1896-1984 (bulk 1914-1934) Extent: 20 document boxes, 3 oversize boxes (osb) (8.4 linear feet), 2 oversize folders (osf)
Lewis J. Selznick (May 2, 1870 - January 25, 1933) was a Jewish-Ukrainian-American producer in the early years of the film industry. Personal life and early career. Selznick was born Lewis Zeleznick in 1870 in Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine), and emigrated to the United States at age 18.
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...
May 26, 2002 · He was the son of a movie mogul, Lewis J. Selznick, who went bust in 1923. He was raised to look at screen tests of young actresses, to read treatments and scripts, to advise on the re-cutting...
