Rudy Behlmer
Acting · 92 years old
San Francisco, California, USA
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Known For
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
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Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
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Cinerama Adventure
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William Powell: A True Gentleman
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
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Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
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The Dick Cavett Show
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