Two years after Goldwyn was forced out of power in 1922 his former company merged with Metro Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions to form MGM. Undaunted, Goldwyn founded his own corporation, Samuel Goldwyn Inc., and this time steered a completely independent path, appointing neither studio bosses nor a board of directors.
Notorious for his idiosyncratic use--or misuse--of the English language ("include me out," "anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined," etc.), Goldwyn had a knack for finding the right property and talent. Among the stars he sought out and worked with were Ronald Colman, Vilma Banky, Gary Cooper, Anna Sten, Will Rogers, David Niven and Merle Oberon. Goldwyn also recruited some of the finest writers in the business, including Sinclair Lewis, Ben Hecht, Lillian Hellman and Sidney Kingsley. He enjoyed his most fruitful relationship with William Wyler, who directed Goldwyn's more glittering productions, such as "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946).