Editing David O. Selznick (section)

==Selznick International Pictures==
[[File:Selznick International Pictures title screen.jpg|thumb|Color version of the Selznick International Pictures title screen, as seen in ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937)]]
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Selznick longed to be an independent producer with his own studio. In 1935 he realized that goal by leasing [[RKO]]'s [[Culver City]] studios and back lot, forming [[Selznick International Pictures]], and distributing his films through [[United Artists]]. His successes continued with classics such as ''[[The Garden of Allah (1936 film)|The Garden of Allah]]'' (1936), ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)|The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1937), ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937), ''[[Nothing Sacred (film)|Nothing Sacred]]'' (1937), ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'' (1938), ''[[The Young in Heart]]'' (1938), ''[[Made for Each Other (1939 film)|Made for Each Other]]'' (1939), ''[[Intermezzo (1939 film)|Intermezzo]]'' (1939) and ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939), which remains the highest-grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation).<ref name="britannica" /> ''Gone with the Wind'' won eight [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] and two special awards. Selznick also won the [[Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award]] that same year.

The following year he produced his second Best Picture Oscar winner, ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]''<!-- Shot September-November 1939. See https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/5132?sid=a02a862e-6bfe-471f-870c-f43c1a33aec1&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=3 --> (1940), the first Hollywood production of British director [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. Selznick had brought Hitchcock over from England, launching the director's American career. ''Rebecca'' was Hitchcock's only film to win Best Picture.