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Walter Mortimer Mirisch (November 8, 1921 – February 24, 2023) was an American film producer. He was the president and executive head of production of The Mirisch Corporation, an independent film production company which he formed in 1957 with his brother, Marvin, and half-brother, Harold. [1] He won the Academy Award for Best Picture as ...
“Walter Mirisch has written the quintessential behind-the-scenes book on the glory days of Hollywood. If you ever wanted to know everything there was to know, this will surely be touted as a ‘bible’ of our industry—for Walter tells it as it really was, with the integrity for which he is known and loved.
Apr 10, 2008 · “Walter Mirisch has written the quintessential behind-the-scenes book on the glory days of Hollywood. If you ever wanted to know everything there was to know, this will surely be touted as a ‘bible’ of our industry—for Walter tells it as it really was, with the integrity for which he is known and loved.
- 9780.3B
- University of Wisconsin Press
- 04/10/2008
- Wisconsin Film Studies
Jun 17, 2008 · Walter Mirisch, his memoir and memories. By Susan King. June 17, 2008 12 AM PT. Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. Oscar-winning producer Walter Mirisch has lived the American dream. He grew up in a ...
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This book assures Mirisch’s legacy—as Elmore Leonard puts it—as “one of the good guys.” Walter Mirisch is the producer, in whole or in part, of more than one hundred films. Among the Mirisch Company’s honors are three Oscars for best picture—The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), and In the Heat of the Night (1967). Mirisch ...
Walter Mirisch, who turned the degree in history he earned at UW in 1942 into a hugely successful six-decade career as a Hollywood producer, passed away at the age of 101. His impact on the film industry was significant — so significant, in fact, that at this month’s Oscars ceremony, the show’s producers placed him in the prime final position of the broadcast’s annual memorial montage .
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