Irving Thalberg

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1899-05-30

Deathday 1936-09-14 (37 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Irving Grant Thalberg, I.R. Irving, Boy Wonder, Wunderkind

Irving Thalberg

Biography

Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, mostly for Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

Known For

Producer

1938
Marie Antoinette

as Producer

1937
A Day at the Races

as Producer

1937
Maytime

as Executive Producer

1937
1936
Camille

as Producer

1936
Riffraff

as Executive Producer

1936
Romeo and Juliet

as Producer

1935
1935
A Night at the Opera

as Executive Producer

1935
China Seas

as Executive Producer

1935
No More Ladies

as Producer

1934
The Merry Widow

as Producer

1934
What Every Woman Knows

as Executive Producer

1934
Outcast Lady

as Executive Producer

1934
Riptide

as Producer

1933
Eskimo

as Producer

1933
Tugboat Annie

as Producer

1932
Freaks

as Producer

1932
Tarzan the Ape Man

as Executive Producer

1932
Red Dust

as Producer

1932
Rasputin and the Empress

as Executive Producer

1932
Smilin' Through

as Producer

1932
Strange Interlude

as Producer

1932
Red-Headed Woman

as Producer

1932
As You Desire Me

as Producer

1932
Letty Lynton

as Producer

1932
Grand Hotel

as Producer

1932
Letty Lynton

as Executive Producer

1931
The Champ

as Producer

1931
Mata Hari

as Producer

1931
Private Lives

as Producer

1931
Possessed

as Producer

1931
The Guardsman

as Producer

1931
Just a Gigolo

as Executive Producer

1931
A Free Soul

as Producer

1931
The Secret Six

as Producer

1931
Trader Horn

as Producer

1931
Inspiration

as Producer

1930
The Unholy Three

as Producer

1930
The Big House

as Producer

1930
Billy the Kid

as Producer

1930
Way for a Sailor

as Producer

1930
A Lady's Morals

as Producer

1930
Let Us Be Gay

as Producer

1930
The Rogue Song

as Producer

1930
Redemption

as Producer

1930
Anna Christie

as Producer

1929
1929
Where East Is East

as Producer

1929
1929
The Kiss

as Producer

1929
His Glorious Night

as Producer

1929
Hallelujah

as Producer

1929
1928
The Crowd

as Producer

1928
West of Zanzibar

as Producer

1928
1928
1928
Show People

as Producer

1928
The Adventurer

as Producer

1927
1927
Twelve Miles Out

as Producer

1927
The Unknown

as Producer

1926
Torrent

as Producer

1926
La Bohème

as Producer

1926
1926
The Temptress

as Producer

1926
1925
The Big Parade

as Producer

1925
The Unholy Three

as Producer

1925
The Tower of Lies

as Producer

1924
Greed

as Producer

1923
Merry-Go-Round

as Producer

1922
Foolish Wives

as Producer

Actor

2004
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

as Self (archive footage / uncredited)

1997
Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1986
1979
The Man You Loved to Hate

as Self (archive audio)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1925

Crew

1939
1937
The Good Earth

as In Memory Of

Writer

1922
The Trap

as Story