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Irving Thalberg

Production
37 years oldBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, mostly for Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

Personal Details

Born
May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936 (age 37)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Production

Also Known As

Irving Grant Thalberg
I.R. Irving
Boy Wonder
Wunderkind

Movies (50)

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
7.0

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel
7.0

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
6.5

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self (archive footage / uncredited)

2000

Frank Capra's American Dream
6.3

Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
8.0

Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

as Self (archive footage)

1986

The Man You Loved to Hate
6.3

The Man You Loved to Hate

as Self (archive audio)

1979

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1972

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Thanks (Crew)

1939

Marie Antoinette
6.5

Marie Antoinette

Producer (Production)

1938

A Day at the Races
7.1

A Day at the Races

Producer (Production)

1937

The Good Earth
6.2

The Good Earth

In Memory Of (Crew)

1937

Maytime
6.5

Maytime

Executive Producer (Production)

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.8

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Producer (Production)

1937

Camille
6.9

Camille

Producer (Production)

1936

Romeo and Juliet
6.2

Romeo and Juliet

Producer (Production)

1936

Riffraff
4.9

Riffraff

Executive Producer (Production)

1936

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.3

Mutiny on the Bounty

Producer (Production)

1935

A Night at the Opera
7.4

A Night at the Opera

Executive Producer (Production)

1935

China Seas
6.2

China Seas

Executive Producer (Production)

1935

No More Ladies
4.6

No More Ladies

Producer (Production)

1935

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.3

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Producer (Production)

1935

The Merry Widow
6.7

The Merry Widow

Producer (Production)

1934

What Every Woman Knows
7.0

What Every Woman Knows

Executive Producer (Production)

1934

Outcast Lady
6.3

Outcast Lady

Executive Producer (Production)

1934

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
6.0

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Producer (Production)

1934

Riptide
6.2

Riptide

Producer (Production)

1934

Eskimo
6.5

Eskimo

Producer (Production)

1933

Tugboat Annie
7.0

Tugboat Annie

Producer (Production)

1933

Strange Interlude
5.3

Strange Interlude

Producer (Production)

1932

Rasputin and the Empress
5.1

Rasputin and the Empress

Executive Producer (Production)

1932

Red Dust
6.9

Red Dust

Producer (Production)

1932

Smilin' Through
5.8

Smilin' Through

Producer (Production)

1932

Red-Headed Woman
6.5

Red-Headed Woman

Producer (Production)

1932

As You Desire Me
6.3

As You Desire Me

Producer (Production)

1932

Grand Hotel
7.0

Grand Hotel

Producer (Production)

1932

Letty Lynton
6.8

Letty Lynton

Producer (Production)

1932

Tarzan the Ape Man
6.6

Tarzan the Ape Man

Executive Producer (Production)

1932

Freaks
7.8

Freaks

Producer (Production)

1932

Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

Producer (Production)

1931

Private Lives
6.3

Private Lives

Producer (Production)

1931

The Champ
7.1

The Champ

Producer (Production)

1931

Possessed
7.0

Possessed

Producer (Production)

1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.7

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Producer (Production)

1931

The Guardsman
5.0

The Guardsman

Producer (Production)

1931

Just a Gigolo
3.9

Just a Gigolo

Executive Producer (Production)

1931

A Free Soul
6.0

A Free Soul

Producer (Production)

1931

The Secret Six
5.5

The Secret Six

Producer (Production)

1931

Trader Horn
5.3

Trader Horn

Producer (Production)

1931