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Definition of Selznick

1. Noun. United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Selznick

Literary usage of Selznick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Who's who on the Screen by Charles Donald Fox, Milton L. Silver (1920)
"THE Selznick STORY Of all outstanding successes in the motion picture industry none can point with greater pride to their achievements than the Selznick ..."

2. Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the Governor and General by Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth (1918)
"_ March 5, 1917. Selznick (Lewis J.) Productions, Inc., of Missouri, Richmond, Va.. April 14, 1917. Selznick (Lewis J.) Productions, Inc., of New Jersey, ..."

3. The Third Way to a Good Society by Amitai Etzioni (2000)
"As Philip Selznick put it, 'All persons have the same intrinsic worth. ... Selznick adds that the most important threat to social justice is social ..."

4. The Manual of Statistics: Stock Exchange Hand-book . by Financial News Association (New York, Charles M. Goodsell, Henry E. Wallace (1915)
"President, George B. Cox, Cincinnati. Vice-Président, Lee Shubert, New York. Vice- Président and General Manager,Lewis J. Selznick, New York. ..."

5. The Edison Monthly by New York Edison Company (1919)
"It is for just these reasons that the Selznick Picture Corporation after ... Mr. Myron Selznick, President of the Corporation says: "We believe that the ..."

6. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!by Robert White, Phyllis White by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"This is where MGM had their studio, joined later by Selznick and Hal Roach, who was incredibly meaningful to the world of comedy. ..."

7. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"Early in the season Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" was given an excellent presentation by the Hollywood-based Selznick Company under direction of John ..."

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