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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self
1999
Censorship and Desire
as Self
2006
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self
2010
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self - Host
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self - Host
2000
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Film Historian
1993
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Author and Film Historian
2005
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2008
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self
2005
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
as Self - Film Historian
1992
Becoming John Ford
as Self
2007
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
2003
Jezebel: Legend of the South
as Self
2006
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
as Self
2000
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
2003
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
2006
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
2002
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self
2007
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
as Self - Author & Film Historian
2005
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
as Self
2008
