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Selznick International Pictures was a Hollywood motion picture studio created by David O. Selznick in 1935, and dissolved in 1943. In its short existence the independent studio produced two films that received the Academy Award for Best Picture — Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940)—and three that were nominated, A Star Is Born (1937), Since You Went Away (1944) and Spellbound (1945).
Selznick International Pictures was a Hollywood motion picture studio created by David O. Selznick in 1935, and dissolved in 1943. In its short existence the independent studio produced two films that received the Academy Award for Best Picture—Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940)—and three that were nominated, A Star Is Born (1937), Since You Went Away (1944) and Spellbound (1945).
Jan 3, 2022 · Selznick International Pictures was dissolved in 1943. The studios became Desilu for a while, and is now known as the Culver Studios, which are home to Amazon Studios. This is a view of the Culver Studios as seen from the upper floors of the Culver Hotel, circa late 1990s:
Aug 30, 2024 · The first Selznick studio of Lewis J. Selznick was known as Selznick Pictures, founded in 1916. While the studio had success, it was dissolved and reconstituted as Vanguard Films in 1943 as a tax shelter. Most of the studio's films were released by United Artists Pictures, while Gone with the Wind was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ...
Nov 21, 2019 · When Selznick set up shop in Culver City, it had truly become the movie capital of the world, now home to Selznick International Studios, MGM, and Hal Roach Pictures.
There, Selznick established himself as an indispensable producer of lavish, spare-no-expense prestige pictures, including Anna Karenina, David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Cities. Yet he burned to be his own man. He left MGM in 1935 to launch Selznick International Pictures, leasing RKO’s 40 Acres lot in Culver City.
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From 1935 to 1946, the site was leased to Selznick International Pictures, owned by David O. Selznick, and it underwent more renovations. Selznick is best remembered for being the producer of Gone With the Wind (1939) and entire abandoned sets on the backlot were set ablaze early in its production schedule to recreate the burning of Atlanta scenes.
