Irving Selbst

Irving Selbst was born on Mar 21, 1926 in USA. Irving Selbst's big-screen debut came with Loving directed by Irvin Kershner in 1970, strarring Benny. Irving Selbst is known for Birdy directed by Alan Parker, Matthew Modine stars as Birdy and Nicolas Cage as Al Columbato. The upcoming new movie Irving Selbst plays is Birdy which will be released on Dec 21, 1984.

Irving Selbst was mainly employed in the wholesale menswear industry. He was instrumental in representing the first wave of Italian designers in the United States. He was also involved with the American designer Jeffrey Banks. Mr. Selbst was the archetypal "inside man"; he knew everyone in the menswear business and everyone knew him. Physically a big man,with big appetites. His type of personality was not uncommon in those days ,when New York City was the place to be in the rag trade. Mr. Selbst was also a partner in Nickels, a restaurant popular within the industry,located on the Upper East Side.