MGM Stories Part 10: David O. Selznick Part One: The Mayers and Gone With the Wind
- Podcast Episode
- 2015
- 35m
In 1930, after putting in time at MGM and RKO, Paramount executive David O. Selznick married Irene Mayer, the daughter of L.B. Mayer. Irene's father would soon thereafter bring Selznick to M... Read allIn 1930, after putting in time at MGM and RKO, Paramount executive David O. Selznick married Irene Mayer, the daughter of L.B. Mayer. Irene's father would soon thereafter bring Selznick to MGM to fill in for an ailing Irving Thalberg, but MGM was too small for Selznick's dreams. ... Read allIn 1930, after putting in time at MGM and RKO, Paramount executive David O. Selznick married Irene Mayer, the daughter of L.B. Mayer. Irene's father would soon thereafter bring Selznick to MGM to fill in for an ailing Irving Thalberg, but MGM was too small for Selznick's dreams. He started his own independent studio, through which he created the original A Star is Bor... Read all