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Nov 8, 2021 · After the 2020 death of Olivia DeHavilland at age 104, Walter Mirisch became the oldest living winner of an Academy Award. Today this legendary producer turns 100 years old and is still going strong.
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 ...
The Mirisch Company was an American film production company owned by Walter Mirisch and his brothers, Marvin and Harold Mirisch. The company also had sister firms known at various times as Mirisch Production Company, Mirisch Pictures Inc., Mirisch Films, and The Mirisch Corporation. [1]
Feb 27, 2023 · Walter Mirisch, the astute and Oscar winning film producer who oversaw such classics as “Some Like It Hot,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the Night,” has died of natural causes ...
Feb 25, 2023 · Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101. He served as Academy president for four terms in the 1970s and is the only person to receive the best picture ...
Feb 26, 2023 · Walter Mortimer Mirisch was born in New York City on Nov. 8, 1921. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1942 and a graduate degree in business from Harvard ...
Feb 27, 2023 · Walter Mirisch has died at 101 years old, according to multiple reports. The legendary film producer of classics such as 'West Side Story' and 'Some Like It Hot' was honored by the Academy of ...
