Samuel Goldwyn Junior

Samuel Goldwyn junior (born September 7, 1926 in Los Angeles , California - † January 9, 2015 there ) was an American film producer .

Life

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was the son of actress Frances Howard and film producer Samuel Goldwyn and was born in Los Angeles. He attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs , Colorado . As soon as he followed in his father's footsteps as a film producer, he founded The Samuel Goldwyn Company and the Samuel Goldwyn Films film production company . In 1964 he directed a film for the only time in Die Saat der Liebe . For the film Master & Commander - Until the End of the World , he was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA award for best film in 2004. In 1988 he won an Emmy for the Academy Awards Production of the Year .

In 1950 Goldwyn married Jennifer Howard , daughter of the well-known playwright and screenwriter Sidney Howard . Goldwyn Jr. and Howard, who separated in 1966, had four children together, including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio manager John Goldwyn . Goldwyn Jr. married a second time, Peggy Elliot , with whom he had two children. He died on January 9, 2015 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in his hometown of Los Angeles at the age of 88 from complications of heart failure .

^ Hilary de Vries: At home with: Samuel Goldwyn Jr .; With an Epic Effort, the Scion Roar. Portrait in The New York Times on February 26, 2004 (accessed February 10, 2015).
↑ ^a ^b Brooks Barnes: Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Hollywood Scion, Dies at 88. Obituary in The New York Times, January 9, 2015 (accessed February 10, 2015).

personal data
SURNAME	Goldwyn, Samuel Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Goldwyn, Samuel Jr. (English spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 7, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California, United States
DATE OF DEATH	January 9, 2015
Place of death	Los Angeles , California, United States