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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, nato Lewis Zeleznik, è stato un produttore cinematografico ucraino naturalizzato statunitense, uno dei pionieri dell'industria cinematografica hollywoodiana all'epoca del muto.
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.
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- Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Lewis J. Selznick, nato Lewis Zeleznik , è stato un produttore cinematografico ucraino naturalizzato statunitense, uno dei pionieri dell'industria cinematografica hollywoodiana all'epoca del muto.
Lewis J. Selznick was born around 1870 in the Russian Empire, most likely in Lithuania, rather than in Kyiv, Ukraine, as he claimed in his own publicity materials. He immigrated to the United States in 1888, first living in Pittsburgh, where he went into the jewelry business, and later New York City.
- Selznick, Lewis J.
- Lewis J. Selznick Papers
- 1896-1984 (bulk 1914-1934)
16 set 2018 · While Lewis J. Selznick and his family later made their headlines from bases in New York, New Jersey, and then the West Coast, the grocer’s son started his independent life as an American citizen in Pittsburgh.
1 feb 1973 · After its failure, Lewis J. Selznick retired from the field. Rolls-Royce, apartment, Ming vases, and his wife's jewels were sold, a squadron of servants dismissed.
