David O. Selznick

'David O. Selznick' (qv) was a son of the silent movie producer 'Lewis J. Selznick' (qv). David studied at Columbia University until his father lost his fortune in the 1920s. David started work as an MGM script reader, shortly followed by becoming an assistant to 'Harry Rapf' (qv). He left MGM to work at Paramount then RKO. He was back at MGM in 1933 after marrying 'Irene Mayer Selznick' (qv) the daughter of 'Louis B. Mayer' (qv). In 1936, he finally set up his own production company, Selznick International. Three directors and fifteen scriptwriters later, _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv) was released.::Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>