1902-1965. US film producer whose early work
includes King Kong, Dinner at Eight, and
Little Women all 1933. His independent
company, Selznick International (1935-40),
made such lavish films as Gone With the Wind
1939, Rebecca 1940, and Duel in the Sun 1946.
He had under contract Alfred Hitchcock and
Ingrid Bergman who together made several
films. He launched the careers of director
George Cukor and actors Katharine Hepburn,
Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Joan Fontaine.