Irving G. Thalberg

"Dr. Jones, what you look at?"

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Irving Grant Thalberg, nicknamed The Boy Wonder, was an American film producer who worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Biography[]

Irving G. Thalberg was a filmmaker during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He dazzled Hollywood during the 1920s and 30s with a series of films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that were considered to have reached new heights of both in art and profitability. For his creative vision, he eventually earned the nickname "Boy Wonder".^[1]

Legacy[]

An accolade, the annual Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, was named in Thalberg's honor and given to "creative producers personally responsible for a consistently high quality of motion picture production".^[1]

Personality and traits[]

Irving G. Thalberg was a creative businessman who was best known for making films. He was considered by many people to be a genius, even a quiet "Titan" in his own way due his creativity and consistently high quality while working on the films that helped him cement his legacy as a Hollywood legend, earning him the nickname of "Boy Wonder".^[1]