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Selznick

American  
[selz-nik] / ˈsɛlz nɪk /

noun

  1. David O(liver), 1902–65, U.S. motion-picture producer.


Selznick British  
/ ˈsɛlznɪk /

noun

  1. David O ( liver ). 1902–62, US film producer, who produced such films as A Star is Born (1937), Gone with the Wind (1939), and A Farewell to Arms (1957)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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