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Following Gone With the Wind, Selznick spent the rest of his life trying to top that achievement. His work with Alfred Hitchcock produced RebeccaRebecca is the New Testament spelling of Rebekah, see Romans 9:10. Rebecca is a novel by Daphne Du Maurier, published in 1938 and probably the author's best-known work. It has become a modern classic of English literature, though it is clearly inspired by in 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F, earning him a second Academy Award for Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in, but The Paradine CaseThe Paradine Case was a 1947 courtroom drama movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, produced by David O. The film starred Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore , Alida Valli. The film is not usually consider to be one of Hitchcock's bette in 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na was a low point of his career. Hitchcock reported feeling stifled by Selznick and did not work with him any further after his contract with him was fulfilled by The Paradine Case. Selznick struggled with his ego and his dwindling influence in Hollywood, gambling extensively.
He first married Irene Gladys Mayer , daughter of MGM mogul, Louis B. MayerMayer ( July 4, 1885 October 29, 1957) was a Jewish American film producer. Born Eliezer Meir in Minsk, Russia, (now Belarus), his family immigrated to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada when he was still very young and Mayer attended school there. On Nove. Their son, Daniel Selznick , is a theatre producer, director and critic.
Seznick bucked heads with director King VidorKing Vidor ( February 8, 1894 November 1, 1982) was an American film director. He was born in Galveston, Texas. A freelance newsreel cameraman and cinema projectionist, he made his debut as a director in 1913 with the two-reel film In Tow''. In Hollywood over Duel in the SunDuel in the Sun is a 1946 Western film which tells the story of a half-Hispanic girl who goes to live with her Anglo relatives, becoming involved in prejudice and forbidden love. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore, Herb, 1946, a vehicle for actress Jennifer Jones, whom Selznick soon married (they stayed married until his death). His last feature, A Farewell to Arms, ( 1957), received modest reviews.
On his death in 1965, David O. Selznick was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.