Rudy Behlmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-13

Day of death

2019-09-27 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Rudy Behlmer

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 Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

    Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

  • Censorship and Desire

    Censorship and Desire

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

    Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

  • Becoming John Ford

    Becoming John Ford

  • Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

    Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

  • Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

    Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

  • Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

    Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

    Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

    Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

  • Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

    Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

  • You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

    You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

  • What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

    What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

  • The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

    The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

  • Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    Backstory: 'All About Eve'

  • RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

  • Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

    Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

  • A Streetcar on Broadway

    A Streetcar on Broadway

  • Jezebel: Legend of the South

    Jezebel: Legend of the South

  • The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

    The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

  • William Powell: A True Gentleman

    William Powell: A True Gentleman

  • The Making of 'Rebecca'

    The Making of 'Rebecca'

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

  • Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

  • Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

    Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

  • The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

  • Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

  • The Music of 'Humoresque'

    The Music of 'Humoresque'

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

  • Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

    Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

  • The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

    The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

  • Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

  • Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

    Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

  • Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

    Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

  • Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

  • King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

    King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

  • Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

    Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

  • A Streetcar in Hollywood

    A Streetcar in Hollywood

  • A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

    A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'

  • In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

    In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

  • Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

  • The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

    The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

    Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

  • Celebrating Dumbo

    Celebrating Dumbo

  • Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

    Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born

  • The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

    The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

  • Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

    Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

  • The Universe According to Universal

    The Universe According to Universal

  • Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

    Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

  • Credit Where Credit is Due

    Credit Where Credit is Due