Who was the man who won the oscars back to back for the first time?
who was the man who brought Katherine Hepburn to lime light through the film 'A Bill of divorcement'?
who was the man who brought Vivien Leigh to lime light through the movie 'Gone with the wind'?
who was the man who brought 'the master of suspense' Mr. Alfred Hitchcock to Hollywood through the award winning movie 'Rebecca'?
Answer to all the questions above.... David O Selznick!
He has the great passion for producing film and great brain in judging the perfect casting and director for a particular story!
He was the youngest producer in his times... he was just 38 when he won Oscar for the 'Gone with the wind'
Everybody thought he had gone crazy, when he was arranging for the first scene, that was shot for the Gone With The Wind... 'burning of Atlanta depot'... burning all the old sets available at the studio MGM (including that most famous 'great gate' set of king kong) at total cost amounting to 25,000 $ and he had not yet announced the lady who would be playing the lead role 'Scarlett O Hara'!
But nobody knew he had chosen the lady even two years before...
And he ran a contest too named 'who will be scarlett'
only 2% named Vivien Leigh....
But a man of pure judgment... he surprised the world by showing her to the press, when she was entering the studio with her lover Laurence Oliver, with the glow of the tall flames from burning sets reflecting on her sparkling eyes.
David said... 'This is the Scarlette you are looking for'
She turned out to be a great sensation... winning the oscar with no real competition!
To be a successful producer... you need buck... you need luck... and more important the right pick!
David was so good at it... he always picked the best!
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