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Irving Thalberg

Production

Born May 30, 1899 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died September 14, 1936

Also known as Irving Grant Thalberg · I.R. Irving · Boy Wonder

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960

Filmography50+ titles

Freaks

1932Producer

The Crowd

1928Producer

The Big Parade

1925Producer

The Unknown

1927Producer

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939Thanks

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935Producer

A Night at the Opera

1935Executive Producer

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928Producer

Tugboat Annie

1933Producer

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925Producer

Greed

1924Producer

The Champ

1931Producer

Show People

1928Producer

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1927Executive Producer

Flesh and the Devil

1926Producer

A Day at the Races

1937Producer

Camille

1936Producer

Grand Hotel

1932Producer

Possessed

1931Producer

Red Dust

1932Producer

West of Zanzibar

1928Producer

Maytime

1937Executive Producer

The Merry Widow

1934Producer

Riptide

1934Producer

Hallelujah

1929Producer

White Shadows in the South Seas

1928Producer

Torrent

1926Producer

The Unholy Three

1925Producer

Marie Antoinette

1938Producer

Red-Headed Woman

1932Producer

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932Executive Producer

The Big House

1930Producer

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1923Producer

Private Lives

1931Producer

Foolish Wives

1922Producer

The Kiss

1929Producer

The Good Earth

1937In Memory Of, Producer

The Voice of the City

1929Producer

Merry-Go-Round

1923Producer

Romeo and Juliet

1936Producer

China Seas

1935Executive Producer

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934Producer

Mata Hari

1931Producer

A Free Soul

1931Producer

Where East Is East

1929Producer

Anna Christie

1930Producer

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937Producer

Smilin' Through

1932Producer

The Unholy Three

1930Producer

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929Producer