Samuel Goldwyn
March 31st, 2006 by Laura Moncur in BiographyBorn in Warsaw, Poland, Samuel Goldwyn came to the United States at the age of 16 without a penny to his name. Within twenty years, he was one of most influential movie producers of his time.
He was the producer of over 125 films including:
Guys and Dolls with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra
Wuthering Heights with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon
The Bishop’s Wife with Cary Grant and Loretta Young
He’s best known for the things that he did (and didn’t) say. One of the most misquoted people in history, he actually sent press releases with “quotations” thought up by his staff. Here at The Quotations Page, we have strived to only include quotations from Samuel Goldwyn that he actually said. Here are some of my favorites:
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