Rudy Behlmer
October 13, 1926 (99 years old)
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
