Samuel Goldwyn — producer with roots in the Russian Empire
Samuel Goldwyn (born Schmuel Gelbfisz) was a Polish-born American film producer who co-founded Paramount Pictures, co-founded the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (which became MGM), and then built Samuel Goldwyn Productions — producing some of Hollywood's most prestigious films including Wuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Guys and Dolls.
Tracing the roots — Warsaw
Born in Warsaw (Russian Empire) in 1879 to a Jewish family, Goldwyn arrived in America speaking no English, worked as a glove salesman, and became one of the founding fathers of Hollywood. He embodied — more completely than almost anyone — the Jewish immigrant's transformation of himself into the architect of American popular culture. His Goldwynisms (malapropisms) became as famous as his films.
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Warsaw. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"Include me out."