David O. Selznick Articles

Claudette Colbert/James Robert Parish Q&A Pt.1: 'The Claudette Colbert Business' A follow-up to the previous question: Which roles did Claudette Colbert want — whether at Paramount or elsewhere — that she didn't get? Colbert knew her limitations (because of her sophisticated look and being French-born), so, once a star, she stayed away from seeking parts that would be too far afield from her screen type. [...]

A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935) Direction: Jack Conway Cast: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Donald Woods, Lucille La Verne, Henry B. Walthall, H. B. Warner, Walter Catlett, Fritz Leiber, Isabel Jewell, Tully Marshall, Mitchell Lewis, Robert Warwick Screenplay: W. P. Lipscomb and S. N. Behrman; from Charles Dickens' novel Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Jack Conway's A [...]

Olivia de Havilland in William Wyler's The Heiress Long Before Charlie Sheen, Olivia de Havilland Sued Warner Bros. in Landmark Case: Part I of article about de Havilland Lawsuit Against WB In 1943, as part of a deal that had landed David O. Selznick contract player Ingrid Bergman the lead in Casablanca, Warner Bros. loaned out Olivia de Havilland to the independent producer, who, incidentally, [...]

Jennifer Jones, Duel in the Sun Jennifer Jones' Auction to Include DUEL IN THE SUN Screenplay Lot No: 7025 Golden Globe award for "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing," 1955 The gold-colored metal globe atop a white marble base with a placard on front engraved "To / Jennifer Jones / For Her / Performance in / Love is a Many-Splendored Thing / 1955 / HFPA" [Hollywood [...]