
Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
MOVIE • 2006

Censorship and Desire
MOVIE • 2006

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
MOVIE • 2008

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
MOVIE • 2012

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
MOVIE • 2009

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
MOVIE • 2005

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
MOVIE • 2008

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
MOVIE • 1991

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
MOVIE • 2012

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
MOVIE • 1999

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
MOVIE • 2010

Becoming John Ford
MOVIE • 2007

A Streetcar in Hollywood
MOVIE • 2006

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
MOVIE • 2001

Jezebel: Legend of the South
MOVIE • 2006

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
MOVIE • 1993

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
MOVIE • 2000