American film historian and writer (1926–2019)
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| Born | (1926-10-13)October 13, 1926
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| Died | September 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 92)
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| Occupation | Author,film historian |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Subject | Film |
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| Notable works | Memo from David O. Selznick (1972) |
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Rudolph Herman Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an Americanfilm historian and writer. Born and raised inSan Francisco, California, he was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry.
Behlmer began his career withKLAC-TV inHollywood as astage manager.[1] At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles and books on various aspects of film history. His first major success wasMemo fromDavid O. Selznick (1972), on the producer ofGone with the Wind (1939) andRebecca) (1940). It was followed by many other books about theGolden Age of Hollywood as well as numerous articles for newspapers and magazines, and home video and film music record booklets. He died on September 27, 2019, at the age of 92.[2]
- Jungle Tales of the Cinema (1960)
- The Films ofErrol Flynn (1969), withTony Thomas and Clifford McCarty
- Memo fromDavid O. Selznick (1972)
- Hollywood's Hollywood: The Movies About the Movies (1975) with Tony Thomas
- America's Favorite Movies: Behind the Scenes (1982)
- Inside Warner Brothers (1935-1981) (1985)
- Behind the Scenes: The Making Of... (1990)
- W. S. Van Dyke's Journal: White Shadows in the South Seas (1927-1928) (1996), edited and annotated
- Henry Hathaway (2001)
- Shoot the Rehearsal! Behind the Scenes with Assistant Director Reggie Callow (2010)
- Adventures of Don Juan (1948), with directorVincent Sherman
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- The Black Pirate (1926)
- The Black Swan (1942), with actressMaureen O'Hara
- Captain from Castile (1947), with film historians Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman
- Casablanca (1942)
- Chang (1927)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- How the West Was Won (1962), with filmmaker David Strohmaier, director ofCinerama Inc., John Sittig, music historian Jon Burlingame and stuntmanLoren Janes
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- Laura (1944)
- Notorious (1946)
- Singin' in the Rain (1942), with actorsDebbie Reynolds,Donald O'Connor,Cyd Charisse andKathleen Freeman, co-directorStanley Donen, screenwritersBetty Comden andAdolph Green and filmmakerBaz Luhrmann
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), with actorKarl Malden and film historian Jeff Young
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949), with film historians Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), with directorRichard Fleischer
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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