Samuel Goldwyn

One of the most distinguished of the old Hollywood movie moguls, Samuel Goldwyn probably rose the farthest of them all from the humblest of beginnings. Born Schmuel Gelbfisz in Warsaw, Poland, in 1879 (some sources say 1882), he grew up in a life of dire poverty. At age 16, he left home on foot, headed west, and ended up in England, where he lived for two years. He adopted the name Samuel Goldfish, worked, begged, and perhaps also stole to survive, and then got passage on a ship to Nova Scotia. He headed south to New York, again on foot, in... Full Samuel Goldwyn Biography

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