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Rudy Behlmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1926-10-13

Day of Death

2019-09-27

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Rudy Behlmer

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 (55)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

2012
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

2012
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

2012
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

2009
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

2008
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Making of 'Rebecca'

2008
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

2008
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⭐ 7.7 Role: Self

A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

2008
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⭐ 0 Role: Self

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

2008
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

2008