![]() Thomson is a lot like his subject, in that neither is known for their ruthless ability to self-edit, but both put their passion out there in a way that I find fascinating. Selznick, and I became so engrossed that when the library closed I ended up ordering a used copy and carrying it with me on a trip from London to Los Angeles and back - a commitment, because at 820 pages, even the paperback is heavy and hard to wedge into a carry-on. As part of my research, I went to the BFI Library to read David Thomson's out-of-print Showman: The Life of David O. ![]() ![]() This episode was inspired by a post on our forum requesting the story of the love triangle between Selznick, actor Robert Walker and his wife, the future Jennifer Jones. He started his own independent studio, through which he created the original A Star is Born, the only Hitchcock movie to win Best Picture, and the biggest hit in the history of Hollywood, Gone with the Wind. Irene’s father would soon thereafter bring Selznick to MGM to fill in for an ailing Irving Thalberg, but MGM, in all its grandeur, was too small for Selznick’s dreams. ![]() Selznick married Irene Mayer, the daughter of L.B. In 1930, after putting in time at MGM and RKO, Paramount executive David O. Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts. ![]()
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