Biography
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 β 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.
Filmography
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Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (2012)
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Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (2012)
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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012)
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Self - Film Critic / Author
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
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Gone With The Wind: The Legend Lives On (2009)
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Self - author, film historian
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
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In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic (2008)
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster (2008)
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' (2008)
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The Making of 'Rebecca' (2008)
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A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' (2008)
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Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox (2008)
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Shoot It in Lone Pine! (2008)
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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' (2008)
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Self - Interviewee
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
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Self - Film Historian / Author
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)
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Becoming John Ford (2007)
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Self - Film Historian
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)
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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)
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Self - Author-Film Historian
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption (2006)
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Jezebel: Legend of the South (2006)
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Censorship and Desire (2006)
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A Streetcar in Hollywood (2006)
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (2006)
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A Streetcar on Broadway (2006)
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RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)
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William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
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Self - Author & Film Historian
The Music of 'Humoresque' (2005)
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Self - Author & Film Historian
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005)
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Self - Author & Film Historian
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005)
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Self - Author and Film Historian
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say? (2005)
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Self - Film Historian
Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004)
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Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004)
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Self - Film Historian
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
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Self - Film Historian
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2003)
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Self - Film Historian
Jules Verne and Walt Disney: Explorers of the Imagination (2003)
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Self - Film Historian
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003)
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002)
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
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Self - film historian
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
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Narrator
The Universe According to Universal (2002)
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Self
Celebrating Dumbo (2001)
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Self - Film Historian
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement' (2001)
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Self - Film Historian
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001)
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Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (2000)
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Self - Film Historian
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
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Self - Film Historian
Backstory: 'All About Eve' (2000)
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Self / Host
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (2000)
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Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! (2000)
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Backstory (2000)
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The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000)
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Self - Author 'Inside Warner Bros.'
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993)
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Self - film historian
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)
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Self
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." (1992)
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Self - Film Historian
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992)
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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991)
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Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
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Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-10-13
Deathday2019-09-27 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRudolph Herman Behlmer, Rudy Behlmar
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