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 KLACTV 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