Legendary Hollywood producer Daniel Selznick has died. He was the youngest son of legendary film producer David O. Selznick and theatrical producer Irene Mayer Selznick.
According to The Hollywood ReporterDaniel, 88, died of natural causes in California. Born on May 18, 1936 in Los Angeles, Daniel graduated from Harvard University and also studied at the University of Geneva and did graduate work at Brandeis University. He later entered the entertainment industry and worked on many memorable projects.
His father David, who died in 1965, produced dozens of iconic films, including 1939’s ‘The Mistake of the Year’. gone With the Wind, The decade of 1946 conflict in the sun and the year 1933 King KongHer mother Irene, who died in 1990, was the daughter of movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and was nominated for a Tony Award for the 1955 play “The Chalk Garden.”
Daniel later produced the Peabody Award-winning documentary The making of a legend: Gone with the WindWith his older brother Jeffrey Selznick, who died in 1997. The documentary shows how his father made the famous 1939 film. He also served as producer on the TV mini-series Blood Feud, Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War, Night Drive And Reagan’s Way: The Path to the PresidencyWhich he also directed.
He also served as director of the Louis B. Mayer Foundation for many years and found success as a theatrical producer, even portraying his stepmother, Jennifer Jones, in a light-hearted comedy. A man with an ideal wifeAccording to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF), Daniel Selznick married three times and has no immediate survivors.
