People
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
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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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Producer
Mystic Pizza
Executive Producer
The Visitor
Executive Producer
Once Bitten
Executive Producer
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
As Self
Minnamurra
Producer
Man with the Gun
Producer
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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