Selznick
Americannoun
noun
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Selznick deplored Hitchcock’s “goddamn jigsaw cutting,” the dreamlike, jagged images that create his signature subjectivity, but Webb didn’t mind it at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Selznick had tried and failed to get a money-making tune for his previous Hitchcock film, “Spellbound,” and he was determined to succeed this time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A chance encounter in New York with movie producer Joyce Selznick, the niece of legendary “Gone With the Wind” producer David O. Selznick, led to his role in “Gidget” and the younger Selznick managing him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
“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
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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