Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) was a Polish-American movie producer who made a lot of movies in America.
Early life.
He was born in Warsaw, Poland. His parents died when he was young. He first moved to London, then New York. In New York he worked in a glove factory, then as a glove salesman. After this, he helped his brother-in-law to make movies.
Companies.
He started the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in 1917. This became part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924.
Movies.
Some of his famous movies are Wuthering Heights (1939), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Porgy and Bess (1959).
Goldwynisms.
He often said things that people remembered, such as:
His sayings are called "Goldwynisms".