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 KLAC-TV 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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1926-10-13 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- 2019-09-27
Known for
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) — Self
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000) — Self - Host
- Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) — Self
- Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000) — Self - Host
- Cinerama Adventure (2002) — Self
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self
- The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999) — Self
- Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) — Director
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) — Self - Film Historian
- You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) — Self - Film Historian
- Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) — Self
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) — Self - Author and Film Historian
- The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006) — Self
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007) — Self
- Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005) — Self