Goldwyn
Hollywood studio founder
Goldwyn refers to Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974), a Polish-born American film producer who helped found several major Hollywood studios including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
He became famous for malapropisms and paradoxical statements called Goldwynisms: Include me out, A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Whether he actually said most of them is disputed, but they defined his public persona.
One who makes things
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
entrepreneur · MGM · pioneer · visionary · impresario · financier · backer · innovator
Sound-alike word confusion
- quotationCited passage or price
- witClever, inventive humor
- verbal slipUnintended spoken error
- include me outAbsurd phrase meaning refuse
oral contract · misquotation · aphorism · bon mot · paradox · humor · sayings · anecdote
- GoldmanGerman-Jewish surname
- GoldwaterArizona conservative politician
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- patronymicName from father's name
producer
One who makes things
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
magnate · entrepreneur · MGM · pioneer · visionary · impresario · financier · backer · innovator · powerbroker
malapropism
Sound-alike word confusion
- quotationCited passage or price
- witClever, inventive humor
- verbal slipUnintended spoken error
include me out · oral contract · misquotation · aphorism · bon mot · paradox · humor · sayings · anecdote · quip
Goldberg
- GoldmanGerman-Jewish surname
- GoldwaterArizona conservative politician
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
Goldstein · patronymic · Ellis Island · immigration · Anglicization
Goldwynactor
One who portrays characters
leading man · leading lady · Greta Garbo · Clark Gable · movie star