within a few years his company, Lewis J. Selznick Productions, Inc., began to lose stars; Selznick experienced severe financial difficulties, and went bankrupt in 1925. He re-entered the industry the following year, and managed Associated Exhibitors before retiring from the film business. Selznick died at his home in Los Angeles on January 25, 1933, from a heart attack, with his wife and sons at his bedside. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Glendale, California. Legacy For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Lewis J. Selznick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960. His star is located at 6412 Hollywood Blvd. References External links 1870 births 1933 deaths American film producers American film studio executives American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Ukrainian Jews Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)