
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Biography
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Frances Howard (1903–1976) and the pioneer motion picture mogul Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974). He attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the University of Virginia. He was raised Catholic like his mother, at her insistence.
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and for Edward R. Murrow at CBS in New York. He then followed in his father's footsteps and founded the motion picture production companies Formosa Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films.
In 1950 Goldwyn married actor Jennifer Howard (1925–1993), the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard. The couple had four children including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio executive John Goldwyn. They divorced in 1968 and he then married Peggy Elliot, with whom he had two children, including Liz Goldwyn. His second marriage also ended in divorce. At the time of his death he was married to his third wife, Patricia Strawn.
Acting (8 movies)

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
2000

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
2005

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012

Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man
1999

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012

The Brothers Warner
2008

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Man with the Gun | 1955 | Producer |
| The Sharkfighters | 1956 | Producer |
| The Proud Rebel | 1958 | Producer |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 1960 | Producer |
| The Young Lovers | 1964 | Producer |
| Cotton Comes to Harlem | 1970 | Producer |
| Come Back, Charleston Blue | 1972 | Producer |
| The Visitor | 1979 | Executive Producer |
| The Golden Seal | 1983 | Producer |
| Once Bitten | 1985 | Executive Producer |
| Fatal Beauty | 1987 | Executive Producer |
| April Morning | 1988 | Executive Producer |
| Mystic Pizza | 1988 | Executive Producer |
| Minnamurra | 1989 | Producer |
| Stella | 1990 | Producer |
| Rock-A-Doodle | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| The Program | 1993 | Producer |
| The Preacher's Wife | 1996 | Producer |
| Tortilla Soup | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 2003 | Producer |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | 2013 | Producer |
