EMPIRE OF THE SELWYNS (AND MARGARET MAYO MENTION TOO)
For guys who DID so much, the name Edgar Selwyn (Edgar Simon, 1875-1944) and Archibald “Arch” Selwyn (1877-1959) are today remembered for surprising little. Let’s fix that!
Classic movie buffs may know that they partnered with Samuel Goldfish to form Goldwyn Productions (the name formed by merging their surnames) and that Goldfish then changed his name to Goldwyn (because, let’s face it Goldfish is a silly name for a person to have). Goldwyn Pictures, founded 1916, produced vehicles starring Mabel Normand, Will Rogers, Mae Marsh, and others before being absorbed by MGM in 1924.
Broadway buffs may know the name from the Selwyn Theatre on 42nd Street, built 1918, and acquired by the Roundabout Company in the 1990s and renamed the American Airlines Theatre in homage to its sponsor. It was one of three Broadway theatres the Selwyns built, which amazingly all still exist in one form or another, the majority of historical Broadway venues all having fallen prey to the wrecking ball. In time, the Selwyns built a nationwide theatre chain; your city may still have one........
In 1896 Selwyn met actress, director and playwright Margaret Mayo (Lillian Slatten, 1882-1951), whom he was to marry.....READ MORE AT Empire of the Selwyns – (Travalanche) (wordpress.com)
For guys who DID so much, the name Edgar Selwyn (Edgar Simon, 1875-1944) and Archibald “Arch” Selwyn (1877-1959) are today remembered for surprising little. Let’s fix that!
Classic movie buffs may know that they partnered with Samuel Goldfish to form Goldwyn Productions (the name formed by merging their surnames) and that Goldfish then changed his name to Goldwyn (because, let’s face it Goldfish is a silly name for a person to have). Goldwyn Pictures, founded 1916, produced vehicles starring Mabel Normand, Will Rogers, Mae Marsh, and others before being absorbed by MGM in 1924.
Broadway buffs may know the name from the Selwyn Theatre on 42nd Street, built 1918, and acquired by the Roundabout Company in the 1990s and renamed the American Airlines Theatre in homage to its sponsor. It was one of three Broadway theatres the Selwyns built, which amazingly all still exist in one form or another, the majority of historical Broadway venues all having fallen prey to the wrecking ball. In time, the Selwyns built a nationwide theatre chain; your city may still have one........
In 1896 Selwyn met actress, director and playwright Margaret Mayo (Lillian Slatten, 1882-1951), whom he was to marry.....READ MORE AT Empire of the Selwyns – (Travalanche) (wordpress.com)
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