David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind and Rebecca , both earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Selznick was born David Selznick in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Florence Anna and silent movie producer and distributor Lewis J. Selznick. His parents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants and he had four siblings. Selznick added the O to distinguish himself from an uncle with the same name.
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