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
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
2008
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
2008
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
2008
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
2008
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
2008
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
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Becoming John Ford
2007
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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
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Credit Where Credit is Due
2006
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006
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