Talk:David O. Selznick
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"O." or "Oliver"
I've long been burdened with the belief that David O. Selznick had no middle name, only a middle initial. Yet here, it is listed as "Oliver". I now realise that the line about "What does the 'O' stand for?" - "Nothing." is actually from North by Northwest, but even so his bio on IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006388/bio) lists the quote "...I decided to take a middle initial and went through the alphabet to find one that seemed to give me the best punctuation and decided on 'O'."
So is this a myth he took part in himself, or is the "Oliver" a myth that came about later? Whatever the answer turns out to be, I suggest we mention it here - preferably with references - so we can settle people's arguments... - IMSoP 02:57, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)