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Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including Grand Hotel , China Seas , A Night at the Opera , Mutiny on the Bounty , Camille and The Good Earth .
Sep 9, 2024 · Irving Thalberg (born May 30, 1899, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 14, 1936, Santa Monica, California) was an American film executive called the “boy wonder of Hollywood” who, as the production manager of MGM, was largely responsible for that studio’s prestigious reputation. Born of German immigrant parents, Thalberg suffered ...
Jun 8, 2011 · Irving Grant Thalberg was born on May 30, 1899, in the Brooklyn apartment of his German immigrant parents William Thalberg and Henrietta Heyman Thalberg. Both his parents came from the German merchant class, and their families used immigration to expand their business enterprises and networks across the Atlantic, though with very different results.
Aug 20, 2021 · A Philosopher’s Life. Irving Thalberg Jr., born rich of Hollywood royalty, chose a low profile and a life of the mind. by Grant Pick June 2, 1988August 20, 2021. Irving G. Thalberg. The name may ...
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Sep 14, 2014 · Irving Grant Thalberg was born on May 30, 1899, at the Brooklyn apartment of his German-Jewish parents, William Thalberg and the former Henrietta Heymann. Early on, he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, and his parents were told he could well be dead by age 20, certainly by 30.
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Thalberg’s role was vastly reduced, but he still held great sway at the studio, and masterminded some of MGM’s most prestigious movies, such as Grand Hotel (1932) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Irving Thalberg died of pneumonia on the 14th of September, 1936, aged just 37. The news of his death sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and MGM ...
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Mar 25, 1994 · But the aura surrounding the MGM executive and producer Irving G. Thalberg is pure gold. During his brief life he was considered a genius. ... Thalberg, born with a defective heart and sentenced ...
