Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Samuel John Goldwyn Jr September 7 1926 January 9 2015 was an American film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr was born on September 7 1926 in Los Angeles California the son of actress Frances Howard 19031976 and the pioneer motion picture mogul Samuel Goldwyn 18821974 He attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs Colorado and the University of Virginia He was raised Catholic like his mother at her insistence After serving in the United States Army during World War II he worked as a theatrical producer in London and for Edward R Murrow at CBS in New York He then followed in his fathers footsteps and founded the motion picture production companies Formosa Productions The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Samuel Goldwyn Films In 1950 Goldwyn married actor Jennifer Howard 19251993 the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard The couple had four children including actor Tony Goldwyn and studio executive John Goldwyn They divorced in 1968 and he then married Peggy Elliot with whom he had two children including Liz Goldwyn His second marriage also ended in divorce At the time of his death he was married to his third wife Patricia Strawn