Rudy Behlmer
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1926-10-13 – 2019-09-27
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
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999Self
Censorship and Desire
2006Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010Self
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000Self - Host
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000Self - Host
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993Self - Film Historian
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005Self - Author and Film Historian
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008Self
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005Self
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
1992Self - Film Historian
Becoming John Ford
2007Self
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
2003Self, Film Historian
Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006Self
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006Self