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...staff. Pathe's vice president-in-charge-of-production, Charles G. Rogers, now also a vice president of RKO-Radio, will continue to be responsible for Pathe productions. Hollywood gossip however lost no time in concluding that the controlling figure in RKO-Radio and RKO-Pathe would be David Selznick, that his policies would determine the management of both companies. In general, Radio pictures will, for the future, be made at a lower than average (for Hollywood) cost. The Selznick idea is to develop stars rather than buy them ready made; to recruit acting and directorial talent from the Manhattan...
Appointed. David 0. Selznick, 28, resigned vice president of Paramount Pictures (TiME, Aug. 3); to be executive vice president in charge of production of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. which plans to merge studio facilities with RKO Pathe, Inc. As vice president of RKO Pathe, Mr. Selznick will be in charge of consummating the merger...
...Selznick put the first electric sign on a Broadway cinema theatre. Zukor took Selznick's name out of Select cinemas, but Selznick had his son Myron, 17, sign up Olive Thomas. She starred in Selznick Pictures devised by him and executed by his son. Zukor and Selznick broke up their partnership over that. Selznick started a new company of his own, got a slogan ("Selznick pictures make happy hours") whose author he reimbursed with a gold watch. Overexpansion ruined the new company. In 1924, Selznick was dabbling in radios. A year later, he was dabbling in Florida real estate...
...Selznick legend has flickered a few times since. In 1928, Myron, no longer a prodigy but still impetuous, hit John Barrymore on the jaw. Of late, David, youngest and least bombastic Selznick, has been heard of most. A year ago, he married Irene Mayer, daughter of Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Near the David 0. Selznicks in Hollywood lives Father Lewis J. Selznick. His grand mannerisms are gone. But his sons and his legend are as lively as ever...