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From 1924 until 1936, when Thalberg died at the age of 37, "almost every film bore Thalberg's imprint", wrote Mark Vieira. [ 8 ] : 7 In the 1934 California gubernatorial election Democratic Upton Sinclair ran against Republican Frank Merriam , the latter of whom MGM supported.
Sep 14, 2006 · Thalberg, who had long suffered from health problems, died of pneumonia, The Times reported. His wife, actress Norma Shearer, “was prostrated with grief,” the newspaper said.
Sep 9, 2024 · Irving Thalberg (born May 30, 1899, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 14, 1936, Santa Monica, California) was an American film executive called the “boy wonder of Hollywood” who, as the production manager of MGM, was largely responsible for that studio’s prestigious reputation.
Sep 15, 2023 · Thalberg, never a healthy man, only lived to see two Marx Brothers films into production, A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races (he died while the latter was in production). Like the...
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Sep 14, 2014 · On September 14, 1936, Irving Thalberg – the “Boy Wonder” of Hollywood; the producer who, while still in his 20s, turned MGM into Hollywood’s most successful moviemaker – died. He was 37 and had lasted seven years longer than doctors told him, as a child, he could expect.
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May 21, 2018 · Known as "Boy Wonder" for his considerable power at an early age, Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) was an influential film executive, first at Universal, then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Before his death at the age of 37, Thalberg helped redefine how movies are made within the studio system and became the consummate movie mogul.
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Irving Thalberg died of pneumonia on the 14th of September, 1936, aged just 37. The news of his death sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and MGM closed completely on the day of his funeral, which producer Sam Goldwyn was too upset to attend.
