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.
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Known For
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self - Host
2000
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Author and Film Historian
2005
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Film Historian
1993
The Universe According to Universal
Narrator
2002
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Self, Film Historian
2003
Filmography
Acting Credits (57)
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Self
2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
2012
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self
2010
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
2009
