What is Samuel Goldwyn?
[[File:Samuel Goldwyn and Frances Howard (cropped).jpg|thumb|Samuel Goldwyn and Frances Howard]] '''Samuel Goldwyn''' (August 27, 1882 (claimed but most likely July 1879) – January 31, 1974) was a [[Poland|Polish]]-[[United States|American]] [[movie producer]] who made a lot of [[movie]]s in America. ==Early life== He was born in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. His parents died when he was young. He first moved to [[London]], then [[New York City|New York]]. In New York he worked in a glove factory, then as a glove salesman. After this, he helped his [[brother-in-law]] to make movies. ==Companies== [[Image:Samuel Goldwyn The Hurricane Trailer screenshot.jpg|thumb|Trailer from one of Goldwyn's movies]] He started the [[Goldwyn Pictures Corporation]] in 1917. This became part of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in 1924. ==Movies== Some of his famous movies are [[Wuthering Heights]] (1939), [[The Best Years of Our Lives]] (1946) and Porgy and Bess (1959). ==Goldwynisms== He often said things that people remembered, such as: * “I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.” * “I had a great idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.” * “That’s our strongest weak point.” His sayings are called ''Goldwynisms''. ==References== * [http://www.school.ebonline.co.nz/all/comptons/article-9324817 “Goldwyn, Samuel”], ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldwyn, Samuel}} [[Category:1879 births]] [[Category:1974 deaths]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:People from Warsaw]]