Samuel Goldwyn

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The writer traces the life and history of Samuel Goldwyn from his poor childhood in Europe to one of the greatest filmmakers of Hollywood. He details Goldwyn's successful career, his relationships with actors and writers and his amazing contribution to America's film industry.

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"Many of the finest writers in tinsel town also worked with Goldwyn on many of his films, including Sinclair Lewis, Ben Hecht, Lillian Hellman and Sidney Kingsley. At one time, his first studio, Paramount, advertised, "The greatest living authors are now working with Paramount" (Jacobs 326). Later, Goldwyn complained bitterly about the high salaries these writers were commanding, and urged Hollywood to stop overpaying actors and writers (Jacobs 427). As his legend in the business grew, he became as well known for his bad temper and alienating his actors, as well as producing some of the finest films in Hollywood."

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