Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
American film producer and Hollywood legacy figure who built upon his father's pioneering work to shape independent cinema across several decades.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. - Personal Information
- Name: Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
- Date of Birth: September 7, 1926
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Date of Death: January 9, 2015
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Producer
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Executive Producer, Director, Presenter, Associate Producer
Biography
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Frances Howard (1903–1976) and the pioneer motion picture mogul Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974). He attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the University of Virginia. He was raised Catholic like his mother, at her insistence.
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and for Edward R. Murrow at CBS in New York. He then followed in his father's footsteps and founded the motion picture production companies Formosa Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
In 1950 Goldwyn married actor Jennifer Howard (1925–1993), the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard. The couple had four children including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio executive John Goldwyn. They divorced in 1968 and he then married Peggy Elliot, with whom he had two children, including Liz Goldwyn. His second marriage also ended in divorce. At the time of his death he was married to his third wife, Patricia Strawn.
Selected Filmography
A selection of notable screen appearances and productions featuring Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
- Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012) as Self
- Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012) as Self
- Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV - 2010) as Self
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) as Self
- The Brothers Warner (2008) as Self
- Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) as Self
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self
- Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000) as Self
- Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999) as Self
- Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One (1993) as Self - Interviewee
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