Rudy Behlmer
Born: 1926-10-13
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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
Cinerama Adventure
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
The Music of 'Humoresque'
Celebrating Dumbo
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Censorship and Desire
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
The Universe According to Universal
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Becoming John Ford
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Jezebel: Legend of the South
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
A Streetcar on Broadway
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
