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]
Behind the scenes[]
Bill Cusack played Irving Thalberg in Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies.[2]
Appearances[]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies" → Hollywood Follies
Sources[]
Chapter 22: Hollywood Follies on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Media Kit
- Irving Thalberg - Hollywood's Boy Wonder (Non-fiction source)
The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
