Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer.

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, inLos Angeles, California, the son of actressFrances Howard (1903–1976) and the pioneer motion picturemogulSamuel Goldwyn (1882–1974). He attendedFountain Valley School inColorado Springs, Colorado and theUniversity of Virginia.^[1] He was raisedCatholic like his mother, at her insistence.^[2]

After serving in theUnited States Army duringWorld War II, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and forEdward R. Murrow atCBS in New York.^[3] He then followed in his father's footsteps and founded the motion picture production companies Formosa Productions,The Samuel Goldwyn Company andSamuel Goldwyn Films.^[4]

In 1950, Goldwyn married actorJennifer Howard (1925–1993), the daughter of prominent author and screenwriterSidney Howard. The couple had four children including actorTony Goldwyn and studio executiveJohn Goldwyn. They divorced in 1968, and he then married Peggy Elliot, with whom he had two children, includingLiz Goldwyn. His second marriage also ended in divorce. At the time of his death he was married to his third wife, Patricia Strawn.^[3]

Goldwyn died ofcongestive heart failure on January 9, 2015, atCedars-Sinai Medical Center inLos Angeles, California, at the age of 88.^[5]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Miscellaneous crew

As director

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• Samuel Goldwyn Jr. atIMDb

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