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Rudy Behlmer

1926-10-13

The Biography

Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn

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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

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Celebrating Dumbo

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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

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The Music of 'Humoresque'

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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

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The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

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Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

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A Streetcar on Broadway

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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

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