American play broker, theater owner and stage producer
Archibald Selwyn
Selwyn and his wife, 1920s
Born
Archibald Simon
(1877-11-03)November 3, 1877
Canada
Died
June 21, 1959(1959-06-21) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality
Canadian, American
Occupation
Theater Producer
Known for
Broadway productions
Archibald Selwyn (also Arch or Archie Selwyn; November 3, 1877 – June 21, 1959) was a Canadian-American play broker, theater owner and stage producer who had many Broadway successes. He and his brother Edgar Selwyn were partners. They were among the founders of Goldwyn Pictures, later to be merged into MGM.
ArchibaldSelwyn (also Arch or Archie Selwyn; November 3, 1877 – June 21, 1959) was a Canadian-American play broker, theater owner and stage producer who...
founded a theatrical production company with his brother, ArchibaldSelwyn, and owned a number of Selwyn Theatres in the United States. He transferred his talents...
was designed by George Keister and developed by brothers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn, for whom the theater was originally named. The theater is owned by...
Lasky's Feature Play Company, and Broadway producer brothers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn, using an amalgamation of both last names to name the company. The...
studios. In 1916, Goldfish partnered with Broadway producers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn, using a combination of both names to call their film-making enterprise...
Samuel Sachs Goldwyn Picture Corporation – Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn Goodrich Corporation – Benjamin Goodrich Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company...
by Samuel Goldwyn (then Goldfish) and theatre producers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn) Louis B. Mayer Pictures, 1922–1924 (founded by Louis B. Mayer; brought...
was designed by Eugene De Rosa and developed by brothers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn. The building, which is no longer an active theater, is owned by the...
with the name Losing Eloise. The play's producers, brothers Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn, retitled the show The Naughty Wife three weeks into its Broadway run...
John Golden arranged a meeting with fellow producers Fred Zimmerman, ArchibaldSelwyn, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., Winchell Smith, and L. Lawrence Weber with...
Goldwyn founded Goldwyn Pictures with Broadway partners Edgar and ArchibaldSelwyn but the movie production company folded within eight years. Born: Emil...
Golden arranged a meeting with his fellow producers Fred Zimmerman, ArchibaldSelwyn, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., Winchell Smith and L. Lawrence Weber with the...
around the middle of the seventeenth century. In 1816, his grandfather, Archibald Mellon, emigrated to the United States, settling in Westmoreland County...
refer to: "Land of the Free" (anthem), the national anthem of Belize by Selwyn Walford Young A phrase in "The Star-Spangled Banner", national anthem of...
later, Archibald was joined by his son, Andrew, and his family. The family's wealth originated with Mellon Bank, founded in 1869 by Archibald's grandson...
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