Samuel Goldwyn

White-owned indie companies of the era like Miramax, Samuel Goldwyn, New Line, and Kino International released many of these films, while only one black distributor African-American Images, who released Up Against the Wall chased the historic opportunity to tap this emerging market.

Nelson George: Black Hollywood: 1991 vs. 2011 Nelson George 2011

White-owned indie companies of the era like Miramax, Samuel Goldwyn, New Line, and Kino International released many of these films, while only one black distributor African-American Images, who released Up Against the Wall chased the historic opportunity to tap this emerging market.

Nelson George: Black Hollywood: 1991 vs. 2011 Nelson George 2011

"Never predict anything," said the movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, "especially the future."

Jerry Jasinowski: Predictions for 2012 Jerry Jasinowski 2012

The tiny town formed in 1903 for lemon and orange farmers was now home to filmmakers like D.W. Griffith, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, and the Warner brothers -- Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack -- who all migrated from the East Coast to take advantage of Hollywood's natural resources.

Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood (Part 4) Shawn Amos 2011

Granger joined a theater group in his teens and in 1943 landed a role in The North Star after his handsome looks caught the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn talent scouts.

Farley Granger, Rope and Strangers on a Train Star, Dies at 85 2011

"Never predict anything," said the movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, "especially the future."

Jerry Jasinowski: Predictions for 2012 Jerry Jasinowski 2012

"Never predict anything," said the movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, "especially the future."

Jerry Jasinowski: Predictions for 2012 Jerry Jasinowski 2012

Not content with plaudits from Parnassus, they even sell out to Hollywood — as Salinger did when he permitted Samuel Goldwyn to transform a short story, "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" (1948), into the weepy "My Foolish Heart" (1949).

A Phony Who Reformed Carl Rollyson 2011

"Never predict anything," said the movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, "especially the future."

Jerry Jasinowski: Predictions for 2012 Jerry Jasinowski 2012

The son of a Los Angeles car dealer who lost his business in the Depression, Mr. Granger was signed at age 17 to a long-term contract after a talent scout for producer Samuel Goldwyn saw him in a high-school play.

Screen Star Showed Independent Streak Stephen Miller 2011