| Irving Grant Thalberg | |
| Born | May 30, 1899 Brooklyn, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | September 14, 1936 (aged 37) Santa Monica, California |
| Spouse | Norma Shearer (m. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. 1927-1936) |
Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an Academy Award-winning American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and his extraordinary ability to select the right scripts, choose the right actors, gather the best production staff, and make very profitable films.
Contents |
Biography
Thalberg was born in Brooklyn, New York to German Jewish immigrant parents. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ He had a bad heart and was plagued with other ailments all his life. Upon completing high school, he was employed by Universal Pictures' New York office, where he worked as personal secretary to legendary studio founder Carl Laemmle, the boss of Universal Studios. This article is about Carl Laemmle the founder of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Irving Thalberg was bright and persistent, and by age 21 was executive in charge of production at Universal City, the studio's California production site. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
He quickly established his tenacity as he battled with Erich von Stroheim over the length of Foolish Wives (1922), and controlled every aspect of the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial Foolish Wives ( 1922) is an American Drama Silent film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. The 1923 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda In 1924, he left Universal for Louis B. Mayer Productions, which shortly thereafter linked up with Metro Pictures Corporation to become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most Metro Pictures Corporation was an American Motion picture production company founded in late 1915 by Richard A
The Big Parade (1925), directed by King Vidor, was Thalberg's first major triumph at MGM. The Big Parade is a 1925 Silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who joins the Army and is sent to France to fight in King Wallis Vidor ( February 8, 1894 &ndash November 1, 1982) was an acclaimed American Film director whose career Until 1932, when he suffered a major heart attack, he supervised every important MGM studio production, and combined careful pre-production groundwork with prerelease sneak previews which measured audience response. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
At the time he joined Metro Pictures, Thalberg was dating actress Norma Shearer whom he married in 1927. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. She considered early retirement after having her second child with Thalberg, but he was convinced he could continue to find good roles for her and encouraged her to continue acting. She went on to be MGM's biggest star of the 1930s. Their two children were, Irving Jr. (1930 – 1988) and Katherine (1935 – 2006). Irving Thalberg Jr ( August 25, 1930 - 1988 was a 20th century philosopher and the son of 1930s Hollywood producer Irving Thalberg and
Upon Thalberg's illness, Louis B. Mayer, who had come to resent Thalberg's power and success, replaced him with David O. Selznick and Walter Wanger. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers Walter Wanger ( July 11, 1894 – November 18, 1968) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer When he returned to work in 1933, it was as one of the studio's unit producers.
Nonetheless, he helped develop some of MGM's most prestigious ventures, including Grand Hotel (1932), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), China Seas (1935), A Night at the Opera (1935) with the Marx Brothers, San Francisco (1936), and Romeo and Juliet (1936). Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman China Seas is a 1935 Adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain Jean Harlow as an onboard floozy and Wallace A Night at the Opera is a 1935 Comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, 1936's top grossing movie starring Clark Gable Romeo and Juliet is a film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings.
Death
Thalberg died of pneumonia at age 37 in Santa Monica, California. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal [1] At the time of his death, he was working on the preproduction of A Day at the Races (1937) and Marie Antoinette (1938). A Day at the Races ( 1937) is the seventh movie starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in Marie Antoinette is a 1938 Film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland
Legacy
His name appeared on the screen in only two pictures. The credit for his final film, The Good Earth (1937) reads: "To the Memory of Irving Grant Thalberg his last greatest achievement we dedicate this picture. The Good Earth ( 1937) is a film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive " Another dedication to him appeared in the opening credits of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), a film that Thalberg set into motion, but never lived to see. Goodbye Mr Chips ( 1939) is a British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton.
Thalberg refused to allow his name to appear in any of his films, and was quoted as saying, "Credit you give yourself is not worth having. "
Thalberg, a good friend of the Marx Brothers and responsible for saving their careers, once sent this often-repeated quote to Groucho Marx via letter on the latter's birthday: "The world would not be in such a snarl, if Marx had been Groucho instead of Karl. The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television "
In 1938, the multi-million-dollar administration building built on the old MGM Studios in Culver City -- now Sony Pictures Studios -- was named for Thalberg. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. The Sony Pictures Studios are located on 10202 West Washington Boulevard in Culver City California.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is named for him. The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion
F. Scott Fitzgerald based the character of Monroe Stahr in The Last Tycoon on Thalberg. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the The Love of The Last Tycoon A Western is an unfinished novel by F In the 1976 film version he was played by Robert De Niro. The Last Tycoon ( 1976) is a film based upon the novel The Last Tycoon (now known as The Love of the Last Tycoon) by F Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Thalberg was portrayed in the movie Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) by Robert Evans, who later was the producer of Chinatown (1974) and The Godfather (1972). Man of a Thousand Faces ( 1957) is a Film detailing the life of Silent movie actor Lon Chaney, in which the title role is played Robert Evans (born Robert J Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York New York) is an American Film producer best known A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Chinatown is a American Neo-noir film directed by Roman Polanski. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed
Thalberg is buried in a private marble tomb in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, lying at rest beside his wife Norma Shearer Arrouge (Thalberg's crypt was engraved, "My Sweetheart Forever" by Shearer).
In an episode of Young Indiana Jones, the Universal Pictures of the silent era is depicted, along with characterizations of Irving Thalberg, John Ford, Erich von Stroheim, Carl Laemmle, and Jack Warner. Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial This article is about Carl Laemmle the founder of Universal Pictures. This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers
Awards
As a film producer, Thalberg won Academy Awards for Best Picture for the films The Broadway Melody, Grand Hotel and Mutiny on the Bounty. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Broadway Melody is a 1929 musical Motion picture and the first Sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. For the book about the mutiny by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall see Mutiny on the Bounty (novel.
Filmography
References
- ^ "I. Marie Antoinette is a 1938 Film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Good Earth ( 1937) is a film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 musical Film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Roy Del Ruth. A Day at the Races ( 1937) is the seventh movie starring the three Marx Brothers, with Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones Maytime is a 1937 MGM musical romance directed by Robert Z Leonard, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Camille is an American 1936 Drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Irving Thalberg and Bernard H Romeo and Juliet is a film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. Riffraff is a 1936 film starring Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy. A Night at the Opera is a 1935 Comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman China Seas is a 1935 Adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain Jean Harlow as an onboard floozy and Wallace No More Ladies is a 1935 film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, and Franchot Tone, directed by Edward H The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe is an Operetta by the Austro-Hungarian Composer Franz Lehár. The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1934 film depicting the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett ( Norma Shearer) Eskimo (also known as Mala the Magnificent) ( 1933) is one of the most prominent movies filmed in Alaska. Tugboat Annie is a 1933 movie starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery as a comically quarrelsome middle-aged couple who operate a tugboat Strange Interlude is an experimental play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Red Dust is an American 1932 romantic Drama film directed by Victor Fleming. Smilin' Through is a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. Ms Cowl also starred in the play and co-directed it Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 film of the Pre-Code era produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on a novel by Katherine Brush, and Letty Lynton is a 1932 MGM motion picture starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery and Nils Asther. Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. Freaks is a 1932 Horror film about Sideshow performers directed and produced by Tod Browning with a cast mostly composed of Private Lives is a play written by Noel Coward in 1930 Coward who also starred in the first production alongside Gertrude Lawrence and Laurence Olivier Possessed is a film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Guardsman is a 1931 movie based on the play Testőr by Ferenc Molnár. The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American Drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. A Free Soul ( 1931) is a Pre-Code film which tells the story of an alcoholic defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend Just a Gigolo is a 1931 Movie starring William Haines, Irene Purcell, C For the DC comic book see Secret Six (comics. The Secret Six is a fast-paced 1931 gangster movie starring Wallace Beery as "Slaughterhouse Trader Horn ( 1931) was the first non-documentary Film shot On location in Africa. A Lady's Morals is a 1930 film offering a highly fictionalized account of singer Jenny Lind. Way for a Sailor is a 1930 film starring John Gilbert. The supporting cast includes Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams Billy the Kid ( 1930) is a film about the relationship between frontier outlaw Billy the Kid ( Johnny Mack Brown, billed as "John Mack The Unholy Three is a 1930 Melodrama Silent film involving a crime spree directed by Jack Conway. The Rogue Song ( 1930) is a romantic Musical film which tells the story of a Russian Bandit who falls in love with a Princess The Divorcee is a 1930 American Drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan and Zelda Sears, and based on Anna Christie is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It tells the story of a former prostitute who falls in love but runs into difficulty in turning her The film Hallelujah! ( 1929) was an MGM musical directed by King Vidor, starring Daniel L The Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an American Musical film / Comedy motion picture released in 1929. The Last of Mrs Cheyney is a 1925 Frederick Lonsdale play that was adapted to the Screen three times Where East Is East, is a 1929 silent movie about animal trapper in China who lives with his beautiful daughter Toyo starring Lon Chaney Voice of the City is a 1929 film by Willard Mack modeled on a stage play The Trial of Mary Dugan is a play written by Bayard Veiller. The Melodrama concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a Showgirl The Broadway Melody is a 1929 musical Motion picture and the first Sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture West of Zanzibar is a 1928 film directed by Tod Browning about the vengefulness of a cuckolded magician ( Lon Chaney) paralyzed in a brawl with Show People ( 1928) is a Comedy Silent film produced at Cosmopolitan Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and directed Laugh Clown Laugh was a 1928 Silent film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young. The Crowd is an American Silent film released in 1928 and directed by King Vidor. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, also known as The Student Prince and Old Heidelberg, is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Twelve Miles Out is a 1927 Silent film starring John Gilbert and Joan Crawford. Flesh and the Devil ( 1926) is an MGM Silent film starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Valencia is a 1926 Romance film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki starring Mae Murray and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited The Temptress is a 1926 American silent Romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo. The Road to Mandalay is a 1926 Drama film directed by Tod Browning. Brown of Harvard is the title of three Silent films from 1911, 1918 and 1926 La Bohème is a 1926 silent Drama film directed by King Vidor. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published on November 12, 1880 by Harper & Brothers. The Big Parade is a 1925 Silent film which tells the story of an idle rich boy who joins the Army and is sent to France to fight in The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe is an Operetta by the Austro-Hungarian Composer Franz Lehár. The Unholy Three is a 1925 Melodrama Silent film involving a crime spree directed by Tod Browning. Greed is a 1924 dramatic Silent film. One of the most famous Lost films in cinema history it is also considered one of the greatest He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert. His Hour is a 1924 silent Drama film directed by King Vidor. Cast Aileen Pringle - Tamara The 1923 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda Merry-Go-Round is a 1923 movie by Erich von Stroheim, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin. Foolish Wives ( 1922) is an American Drama Silent film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. For other films with this title see The Trap The Trap ( 1922) is a silent film released by Universal Pictures. G. Thalberg Dies, Film Producer, 37. 'Boy Wonder' of Hollywood Was Called Most Brilliant Figure in His Field. Made Succession of Hits and Had Developed Many Stars. Husband of Norma Shearer. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. ", New York Times, September 15, 1936, Tuesday. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
2. ^ The Genius of the the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era. Thomas Schatz. Pantheon Books, New York, 1988.
Biographies
- Thalberg: Life and Legend by Bob Thomas (1969)
- Thalberg: The Last Tycoon and the World of M-G-M by Roland Flamini (1994)
- Mayer and Thalberg: The Make-believe Saints by Samuel Marx (1975)
- Irving Thalberg's MGM by Mark Vieira (2008)
External links
- Irving Thalberg at the Internet Movie Database
- Cinemagraphe Review of the Roland Flamini biography of Thalberg: The Last Tycoon and the World of MGM
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thalberg, Irving |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thalberg, Irving Grant |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899-5-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1936-9-14 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Santa Monica, California |
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic