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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 ...
I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History. Book. Walter Mirisch. 2008. Published by: University of Wisconsin Press. Series: Wisconsin Film Studies. View. summary. This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood’s true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all.
- Walter Mirisch
- 2008
Apr 10, 2008 · I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History. Walter Mirisch. Univ of Wisconsin Press, Apr 10, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 476 pages. This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood’s true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all. Walter Mirisch’s company has produced some of the most entertaining and enduring ...
- Walter Mirisch
- Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2008
- 0299226433, 9780299226435
Feb 27, 2008 · Richly illustrated with rare photographs from his personal collection, I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History reveals Mirisch’s own experience of Hollywood and tells the stories of the stars—emerging and established—who appeared in his films, including Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen, Marilyn ...
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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 ...
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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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 .
