Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for outstanding prouder of theatrical motion pictures in 2004 for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World․"
• Won first prize at the Edinburgh Film Festival for his documentary "Alliance for Peace" while in the staff of General Dwight D․ Eisenhower
• President of The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, a nonprofit with a primary interest in health, education and child services
• Recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the Association of American Exhibitors in 1997
• Honored with a Doctorate of the Arts from University of Connecticut
• Was the son of Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn and actress Frances Howard
• Before moving to Hollywood in the 1950s, he worked as a theatrical producer in London and at CBS in New York under Edward R․ Murrow
• Quote: "[on being an Oscar nominee] ''You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you․""
• Best known as a movie executive who favored independent films like "Mystic Pizza" and "The Wedding Banquet․"
• Served on the Board of Governors of the Producers Branch on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
• Was credited with giving Julia Roberts her big break in 1988's "Mystic Pizza" and with providing opportunities for new directors, like Kenneth Branagh with "Henry V" and Ang Lee with "The Wedding Banquet․"