Editing David O. Selznick (section)

==Early life==
Selznick was born in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], the son of Florence Anna (née Sachs) and [[Lewis J. Selznick]], a [[silent film]] producer and distributor of [[Jewish]] origin.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lambert |first=Gavin |author-link=Gavin Lambert |title=GWTW: The Making of Gone With the Wind |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |year=1976 |edition=mass market paperback |location=New York |pages=2–7 |orig-year=1973}}</ref> His father was born in the [[Russian Empire]] in 1870.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David H. Selznick 1930 Census |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFX-XKF |publisher=FamilySearch.org}}</ref>

David had three siblings, including his brother [[Myron Selznick|Myron]], also a film producer and later a [[talent agent]]. David Selznick added the "O" to distinguish himself from an uncle with the same name, and because he thought it had flair.<ref name="Selznick">{{Cite book |last=Selznick |first=David O. |title=Memo from David O. Selznick |publisher=Modern Library |year=2000 |isbn=0-375-75531-4 |editor-last=Behlmer |editor-first=Rudy |location=New York |page=3}}</ref> The "O" stands for nothing, and he never had his [[Name change|name legally changed]] to incorporate it.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hitchcock's Magic |date=2011 |publisher=University of Wales Press |page=178}}</ref>

He studied at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]] and started training as an apprentice for his father<ref name="britannica" /> until the elder's bankruptcy in 1923. In 1926, Selznick moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]],<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web |title=David O. Selznick |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-O-Selznick |access-date=5 March 2021 |publisher=Britannica |archive-date=13 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050041/https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-O-Selznick |url-status=live }}</ref> and with the help of his father's connections, he gained a job as an assistant story editor at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. He left MGM for [[Paramount Pictures]] in 1928, where he worked until 1931. While at Paramount he married [[Irene Mayer Selznick|Irene Gladys Mayer]], daughter of MGM mogul [[Louis B. Mayer]].