Known For
Production
Born
Sep 07, 1926
Died
Jan 09, 2015
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
33 titles
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Biography
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer. Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Frances Howard (1903–1976) and the pioneer motion picture mogul Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974). He attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the University of Virginia. He was raised Catholic like his mother, at her insistence. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and for Edward R. Murrow at CBS in New York. He then followed in his father's footsteps and founded the motion picture production companies Formosa Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films. In 1950 Goldwyn married actor Jennifer Howard (1925–1993), the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard. The couple had four children including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio executive John Goldwyn. They divorced in 1968 and he then married Peggy Elliot, with whom he had two children, including Liz Goldwyn. His second marriage also ended in divorce. At the time of his death he was married to his third wife, Patricia Strawn.
Known For
Filmography
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Producer
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
The Brothers Warner
Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Self
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Producer
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
Tortilla Soup
Executive Producer
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
Self
The Preacher's Wife
Producer
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Self - Interviewee
The Program
Producer
Rock-A-Doodle
Executive Producer
Stella
Producer
Minnamurra
Producer
Mystic Pizza
Executive Producer
April Morning
Executive Producer
Fatal Beauty
Executive Producer
Once Bitten
Executive Producer
The Golden Seal
Producer
The Visitor
Executive Producer
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Producer
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Producer
The Young Lovers
Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Producer
The Proud Rebel
Producer
The Sharkfighters
Producer
Man with the Gun
Producer
Good-Time Girl
Associate Producer