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Samuel Goldwyn

Male 1879 - 1974  (94 years)


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  • Name Samuel Goldwyn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 17 Aug 1879  Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1896-1898  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Departure 26 Nov 1898  Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Departure 4 Jan 1899  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Arrival 19 Jan 1899  [1] 
    Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
    Immigration 19 Jan 1899  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Census 11 Jun 1900  Gloversville Ward 1, Fulton, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 11 Jun 1900  [9] 
    glove cutter 
    Military 12 Sep 1918  [6] 
    drafted to serve in the U.S. Military during World War I 
    Also Known As Samuel Goldfish  [1, 6, 9] 
    Also Known As Szmuel Gelbfisz  [1] 
    Also Known As שמואל געלבפֿיש  [1] 
    Occupation 12 Sep 1918  [6] 
    motion pictures producer for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 21 Jan 1920  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 21 Jan 1920  [10] 
    moving picture producer 
    Property 21 Jan 1920  [10] 
    rented his home at this time 
    Census 7 Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1930  [11] 
    motion picture producer 
    Property 7 Apr 1930  [11] 
    rented his home at this time 
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 1940  Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Occupation 1940  [12] 
    motion picture producer 
    Property 1940  [12] 
    owned his home at this time 
    Died 31 Jan 1974  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7] 
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1  Goldwyn Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2019 

    Father Aaron Dawid Gelbfisz 
    Mother Hanna Reban Jarecka 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Blanche Lasky,   b. 8 Jun 1885, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1932, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 8 May 1910  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Divorced 1915  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Goldwyn,   b. 25 Jan 1912, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 2002, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Frances Howard,   b. 4 Jun 1903, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1976, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1925  [1, 13] 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    Samuel Goldwyn from July 19, 1919 edition of Exhibitors Herald

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] "Samuel Goldwyn", (Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn, 12 Jun 2019).

    2. [S3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]., Find A Grave, Inc., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    3. [S4] California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]., California Department of Public Health, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000).

    4. [S5] New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 [database on-line]., New York City Department of Records, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).

    5. [S6] Samuel Goldwyn, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number 563-18-3282, Jan 1974, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]., Social Security Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014).

    6. [S7] Samuel Goldfish, World War I Draft Registration Card, 12 Sep 1918, National Archives Microfilm Roll 1766248; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).

    7. [S15] "Samuel Goldwyn Dies at 91.", Albin Krebs, (New York: The New York Times, 1 Feb 1974).

    8. [S70] "The Hollywood Dynasty: Liz and Tony Goldwyn.", Liz Goldwyn, (own & Country, https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/reviews/a1659/liz-and-tony-goldwyn/, 8 Aug 2014).

    9. [S8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Gloversville Ward 1, Enumeration District 6, Fulton County, New York; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

    10. [S10] 1920 United States Federal Census, Manhattan, Enumeration District 560, New York County, New York; 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

    11. [S9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Los Angeles, Enumeration District 91, Los Angeles County, California; 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).

    12. [S11] 1940 United States Federal Census, Beverly Hills, Enumeration District 19-36, Los Angeles County, California, National Archives Microfilm m-t0627-00220; 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]., National Archives and Records Administration, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

    13. [S13] "Frances Howard (actress).", (Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Howard_(actress), 11 Oct 2018).