Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz (Yiddish: שמואל גלבפֿיש); c. July 1879 – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood.

Personal facts

Samuel Goldwyn
Alias (AKA)
Gelbfisz Schmuel (Polish); שמואל גלבפֿיץ (Yiddish); Goldfish Samuel
Samuel Goldfish Mister Malaprop
Birth dateAugust 17, 1879
Birth nameSzmuel Gelbfisz
Birth place
Warsaw , Russian Empire , Congress Poland
Ethnicity
Jews
Date of deathJanuary 31, 1974
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , United States
Resting place
California , Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale , Glendale California
Spouse

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External resources

  1. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/goldwyn_s.html
  2. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2953