Selznick

American

[selz-nik] / ˈsɛlz nɪk /

noun

David O(liver), 1902–65, U.S. motion-picture producer.

Selznick British

/ ˈsɛlznɪk /

noun

David O ( liver ). 1902–62, US film producer, who produced such films as A Star is Born (1937), Gone with the Wind (1939), and A Farewell to Arms (1957)

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Alfred Hitchcock, who along with David O. Selznick turned “Rebecca” into an Oscar-winning film in 1940, also adapted one of the short stories in this collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

“With Pete and Deb, it’s about trying to picture what they’re seeing in their minds,” said Brian Selznick, a longtime friend who helped stock the shelves in the Lucky Rabbit.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Martin Scorsese also is expected to receive the David O. Selznick Achievement Award later in the show.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

David O. Selznick has given it the kind of production you’d expect — ”exquisite and faultless” — and in it England’s Alfred Hitchcock has directed a cast that is astonishingly right.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Appl. author: Selznick International Pictures, Inc., employer for hire. © 15May40; AA338663.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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