Rudy Behlmer
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
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Becoming John Ford
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Jezebel: Legend of the South
Censorship and Desire
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
William Powell: A True Gentleman
The Music of 'Humoresque'
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Cinerama Adventure
The Universe According to Universal
Celebrating Dumbo
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
Hollywood Without Make-Up