Samuel Goldwyn 5 pictures

Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor
Famed for his relentless ambition, bad temper and genius for publicity, Samuel Goldwyn became Hollywood's leading "independent" producer -- largely because none of his partners could tolerate him for long. Born Shmuel (or Schmuel) Gelbfisz, probably in 1879, in the Jewish section of Warsaw, he was the eldest of six children of a struggling ...

Born: August 17, 1879
Star sign: Leo
Known for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Guys and Dolls (1955), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Bishop's Wife (1947)
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