Samuel Goldwyn
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySamuel Goldwyn was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced the United States's first major motion picture. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios. He was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1973), the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1947), and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1958).
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Russian Empire · United States
- Field and occupation
- americký filmový producent a podnikatel (1882-1974)
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