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Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Biography (1926-)

Full name, Samuel John Goldwyn, Jr.; born September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles,CA; son of Samuel John (a film producer) and Frances (an actress; maiden name, Howard) Goldwyn; married Jennifer Howard, 1950 (divorced, c. 1966); marriedPeggy Elliott, August 23, 1969; children: (first marriage) Catherine Howard,Francis Sidney Howard, Rebecca Howard, John, Anthony (an actor; also known as Tony); (second marriage) Elizabeth E., Peter Samuel Elliot. Addresses: Office: Samuel Goldwyn Company, 9570 West Pico Blvd., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, director, writer

Birth Details

September 7, 1926

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• Man with the Gun (also known as Deadly Peacemaker, Man without a Gun, and The Trouble Shooter), United Artists, 1955
• The Sharkfighters, United Artists, 1956
• The Proud Rebel, Buena Vista, 1958
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (also known as Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• The Young Lovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Cotton Comes to Harlem, United Artists, 1970
• Come Back, Charleston Blue, Warner Bros., 1972
• (Uncredited) The Visitor (also known as Stridulum), 1979
• The Golden Seal, The Samuel Goldwyn Company/New Realm, 1983
• Mr. North, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988
• Minnamurra (also known as The Fighting Creed, Outback, and Wrangler), Burrowes Film Group, 1989
• Stella, Buena Vista, 1990
• The Program, Buena Vista, 1993
• Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994
• The Preacher's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
• Film Executive Producer
• Once Bitten, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985
• A Prayer for the Dying, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987
• Mystic Pizza, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988
• Tinseltown, 1999
• Tortilla Soup, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 2001
• Film Work
• Other
• Associate producer, Good Time Girl, 1950
• Director, The Young Lovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Also director of Alliance for Peace and other documentaries for the U.S. Army.
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Mary Pickford: A Life on Film, Milestone Video, 1997
• Himself, Goldwyn, Columbia TriStar, 2001
• Television Work
• Series
• Producer, Adventure, CBS, 1952-1953
• Producer, The Unexpected, 1954
• Executive producer, Flipper (also known as The Adventures of Flipper), syndicated, 1995-1997
• Movies
• Executive producer, April Morning, 1988
• Specials
• Producer, The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
• Producer, The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
• (With others) Executive producer, "April Morning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1988
• Goldwyn, PBS, 2001
• Television Producer
• Pilots
• The Unexplained, NBC, 1956
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Himself, Intimate Portrait: Raquel Welch, Lifetime, 2001
• Stage Work
• Producer
• Produced Gathering Storm, London.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Forbes, June 3, 1985, p. 228; October 28, 1991, pp. 174, 176
• Variety, September 29, 1997, p. 4