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Samuel Goldwyn

  • Szmuel Gelbfisz
  • Samuel Goldfish
  • שמואל געלבפֿיש
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Goldwyn, Samuel
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Place of birth
Warsaw
Date of death
1974-01-31
Place of death
Los Angeles

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Samuel Goldwyn ( GOHLD-win; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש; July 1879 – January 31, 1974) was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced the United States's first major motion picture. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios. He was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1973), the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947), and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1958).

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Behind the ScreenAudiobook?2024-05-13
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Goodreads Author ID
150521
ISNI
0000000083793990
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MusicBrainz Artist ID
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OpenLibrary Author ID
OL7522239A
OL5283657A
OL2429416A
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46813321
Wikidata ID
Q72579

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