GOLDWYN, Samuel, Jr. 1926–
(Sam Goldwyn)

PERSONAL

Full name, Samuel John Goldwyn, Jr.; born September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Samuel John (a film producer) and Frances (an actress; maiden name, Howard) Goldwyn; married Jennifer Howard, 1950 (divorced, c. 1966); married Peggy Elliott, August 23, 1969; children: (first marriage) Catherine Howard, Francis Sidney Howard, Rebecca Howard, John, Anthony (an actor; also known as Tony); (second marriage) Elizabeth E., Peter Samuel Elliot. Education: Attended the University of Virginia.

Addresses: Office— Samuel Goldwyn Company, 9570 West Pico Blvd., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Career: Producer, director, and writer. J. Arthur Rank Organization, writer and associate producer, c. 1946–48; Universal Studios, Universal City, CA, associate producer; Formosa Productions Inc., founder, 1955; The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Los Angeles, CA, president, owner, and chief executive officer, 1978–91, renamed Samuel Goldwyn Entertainment following merger with Heritage Entertainment Inc., 1991; American Film Institute, trustee; Centre Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA, board of directors; Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, president; Fountain Valley School, CO, president of the board of trustees. Sometimes credited as Sam Goldwyn. Military service: U.S. Army, 1944–46 and 1951–52.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, outstanding variety/music events programming, 1988, for The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation; Edinburgh Film Festival Prize for Alliance for Peace.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Man with the Gun (also known as Deadly Peacemaker, Man without a Gun, and The Trouble Shooter ), United Artists, 1955.

The Sharkfighters, United Artists, 1956.

The Proud Rebel, Buena Vista, 1958.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (also known as Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1960.

The Young Lovers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1964.

Cotton Comes to Harlem, United Artists, 1970.

Come Back, Charleston Blue, Warner Bros., 1972.

(Uncredited) The Visitor (also known as Stridulum ), 1979.

The Golden Seal, The Samuel Goldwyn Company/New Realm, 1983.

Mr. North, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988.

Minnamurra (also known as The Fighting Creed, Outback, and Wrangler ), Burrowes Film Group, 1989.

Stella, Buena Vista, 1990.

The Program, Buena Vista, 1993.

Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994.

The Preacher's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Film Executive Producer:

Once Bitten, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985.

A Prayer for the Dying, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987.

Mystic Pizza, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988.

Tinseltown, 1999.

Tortilla Soup, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 2001.

Film Work; Other:

Associate producer, Good Time Girl, 1950.

Director, The Young Lovers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1964.

Also director of Alliance for Peace and other documentaries for the U.S. Army.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Mary Pickford: A Life on Film, Milestone Video, 1997.

Himself, Goldwyn, Columbia TriStar, 2001.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Adventure, CBS, 1952–1953.

Producer, The Unexpected, 1954.

Executive producer, Flipper (also known as The Adventures of Flipper ), syndicated, 1995–1997.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, April Morning, 1988.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987.

Producer, The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988.

(With others) Executive producer, "April Morning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1988.

Goldwyn, PBS, 2001.

Television Producer; Pilots:

The Unexplained, NBC, 1956.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Raquel Welch, Lifetime, 2001.

Stage Work; Producer:

Produced Gathering Storm, London.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Forbes, June 3, 1985, p. 228; October 28, 1991, pp. 174, 176.

Variety, September 29, 1997, p. 4.