Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.

Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (born September 7, 1926) is an American film producer.

Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actress Frances Howard and the pioneer motion picture mogul Samuel Goldwyn. Educated at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he followed in his father's footsteps and founded the motion picture production companys The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

In 1950, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. married Jennifer Howard (1925-1993), the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard. The couple with had four children including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio executive, John Goldwyn. They divorced in 1966 and he married a second time to Peggy Elliot with whom he had two children.

Partial filmography

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2006)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• The Preacher's Wife (1996)
• Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
• Minnamurra (1989)
• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
• Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
• The Young Lovers (1964)
• The Proud Rebel (1958)

External links

• Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database

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