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Irving Thalberg

1899 - 1936

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Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including Grand Hotel, China Seas, A Night at the Opera, Mutiny on the Bounty, Camille and The Good Earth. His films carved out an international market, "projecting a seductive image of American life brimming with vitality and rooted in democracy and personal freedom", states biographer Roland Flamini. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and as a child was afflicted by a congenital heart disease that doctors said would kill him before he reached the age of thirty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Thalberg is the 25th most popular producer (down from 15th in 2019), the 2,909th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,046th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Irving Thalberg ranks 25 out of 140. Before him are Aaron Spelling, Raymond Chow, Branko Lustig, Darryl F. Zanuck, Albert R. Broccoli, and William Fox. After him are Aurelio De Laurentiis, John de Mol Jr., Claude Berri, Franco Cristaldi, Don Simpson, and Dick Wolf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Irving Thalberg ranks 95. Before him are Soraya Tarzi, Hans Swarowsky, Gustaf Gründgens, Andrija Artuković, Richard Hauptmann, and Nicolas Frantz. After him are Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Osman Batur, Eugene Ormandy, Burt Munro, Hans Krása, and Konstantinos Tsatsos. Among people deceased in 1936, Irving Thalberg ranks 74. Before him are Saitō Makoto, Martin Lowry, Nestor Lakoba, Richard Hauptmann, Sergey Kamenev, and Hans Poelzig. After him are Alexander Tamanian, Edward Bach, Alexandros Zaimis, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Charles Curtis, and Arvid Lindman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irving Thalberg ranks 2,909 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Farley Granger (1925), Josh Brolin (1968), Myrna Loy (1905), Levi P. Morton (1824), and Andrew Fire (1959). After him are Peter Boyle (1935), Rosemary Casals (1948), Sid Eudy (1960), Bill Withers (1938), CeeLo Green (1974), and Ben Foster (1980).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Irving Thalberg ranks 14. Before him are David O. Selznick (1902), Joel Silver (1952), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Aaron Spelling (1923), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), and Albert R. Broccoli (1909). After him are Don Simpson (1943), Dick Wolf (1946), Marc Platt (1957), Fred Quimby (1886), Mike Todd (1909), and Saul Zaentz (1921).

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