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Thalberg

American  
[thawl-burg] / ˈθɔl bɜrg /

noun

  1. Irving (Grant), 1899–1936, U.S. motion-picture producer.


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By the time I walked into the Thalberg Building, I sensed that Sony had a very big problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

In 1998, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Jewison with its highest award: the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which is given to a producer.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2024

Irving Thalberg, who along with Louis B. Mayer helped make MGM, once famously remarked: “What’s all this business about being a writer? It’s just putting one word after another.’

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2023

Thalberg passed away suddenly in 1936 at age 37 from pneumonia.

From Fox News Feb. 3, 2021

Scudo said that when Sigismund Thalberg played, his scales were like perfectly strung pearls falling on scarlet velvet; with Liszt the pearls had become red hot.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

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