Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self 2009
The Brothers Warner
as Self 2008
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self 2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
as Self 2012
Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
as Self 1999
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self 2001
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
as Self 2000
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
as Self 2005