Rudy Behlmer
Known for ActingBorn 1926-10-13 — died 2019-09-27San Francisco, California, USA
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
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006 · as Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008 · as Self
Becoming John Ford
2007 · as Self
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006 · as Self
Censorship and Desire
2006 · as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
2001 · as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · as Self
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008 · as Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · as Self - Author and Film Historian
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991 · as Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003 · as Self, Film Historian
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · as Self
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · as Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · as Self
Cinerama Adventure
2002 · as Self
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005 · as Self
Credit Where Credit is Due
2006 · as Self