The Leaders, Presidents, and Executives of SIMPP

The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers

The SIMPP Presidents:

Like the MPAA (formerly Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America), the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers selected its presidents from outside the ranks of the film community.

During SIMPP's two decades of existence there were three elected presidents of the Society:

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Loyd Wright

• Loyd Wright - Biography
• DOCUMENT: Loyd Wright Issues SIMPP's First Press Release, 1942

Donald M. Nelson

• Donald M. Nelson - Biography
• DOCUMENT: "The Independent Producer" by Donald M. Nelson, 1947
• DOCUMENT:  Donald Nelson's Letter of Resignation, December 1, 1947

Ellis Arnall

• Ellis G. Arnall - Biography
• Former Governor of Georgia Becomes Spokesman for the Independent Movement in Hollywood
• Ellis G. Arnall - Fact Sheet & Additional Information

SIMPP Executives

James A. Mulvey: President of Samuel Goldwyn Inc.

Gunther R. Lessing: Vice-president of Walt Disney Productions, and Chairman of the Board of SIMPP

Daniel T. O'Shea: Manager of the the Selznick Studio