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Selznick: The Man Who Produced Gone with the Wind (Hollywood Classics)

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I recently read all three books in Bob Thomas' biographical trilogy of Hollywood producers,these being; "King Cohn", "Selznick" and "Thalberg, Life and Legend". All three are well written and Thomas displays his knowledge and understanding of the movie business. One cannot say one book is better than the other, only that one finds the subject and the movie projects they were associated with more interesting than the other two. For my part,David O. Selznick is the personification of a producer who had a vision and was relentless in seeing his vision realized.

Irving Thalberg's name is forever associated with MGM and his quest for quality is easily seen in the movies produced during his tenure and long after his passing.

Harry Cohn's contribution is less easy to state, he Was Columbia Pictures. He was not so much a producer as a studio head who supervised all production but was especially involved in their release of the high quality, award winning films like "From Here to Eternity".

These books were written in the 60's and early 70's and the new editions are updated, all are well written and illustrated.