Sam Zimbalist

Sam Zimbalist (March 31, 1904, New York – November 4, 1958, Rome, Italy) was an American film producer.[1]

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Early life

He began his career at 16 as a film cutter at Metro Studios. He remained with Metro when the studio merged with Goldwyn Pictures and with Mayer Pictures in 1924 to become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Film producer

He was promoted to assistant producer in 1929 and full producer in 1936. He produced the films King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951), both of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture.

Death

Zimbalist died suddenly of a heart attack while working on MGM's most elaborate production until that time, the 1959 epic Ben-Hur. He received a posthumous Oscar for the film.

Legacy

He married to Margaret C. Donovan in 1924. They divorced in 1950. Zimbalist then married Mary Taylor, a former fashion model and actress, in 1952.[2]

References

  1. ^ Obituary Variety, November 12, 1958.
  2. ^ "Paid Death Notices: Mary Taylor Zimbalist". New York Times: pp. 25. June 29, 2008. http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=112423423. Retrieved November 13, 2008. 

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