Acting · b. 1926 · San Francisco, California, USA

Rudy Behlmer

Biography

Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music...

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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic Self 2012 Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation Self 2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of Self 2012 Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Self 2010 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Self 2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self 2009 RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Self 2008 A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' Self 2008 Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox Self 2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Self 2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Self 2008 Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster Self 2008 The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' 2008 Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' Self 2008 The Making of 'Rebecca' Self 2008 In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic Self 2008 Becoming John Ford Self 2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self 2007 Censorship and Desire Self 2006 Jezebel: Legend of the South Self 2006 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Self 2006 Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption Self - Author, Film Historian 2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Self 2006 A Streetcar in Hollywood Self 2006 A Streetcar on Broadway Self 2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Self 2006 Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition Self 2006 Credit Where Credit is Due Self 2006 The Adventures of Errol Flynn Self - Author and Film Historian 2005 Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? Self 2005
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