Rudy Behlmer
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.
Filmography
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
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Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
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The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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Credit Where Credit is Due
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Credit Where Credit is Due
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
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Jezebel: Legend of the South
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
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Backstory: 'All About Eve'
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Backstory: 'All About Eve'
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
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Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
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King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
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