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  1. Irvin Shapiro

    American film distributor

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  1. Years active. 1932–1985. Irvin Shapiro (August 6, 1906 – January 1, 1989) was an American producer, film importer, and film distributor who was responsible for introducing a number of influential foreign films to the United States, as well as handling the early work of some noted directors.

  2. Irwin I. Shapiro. Irwin Ira Shapiro is an American astrophysicist and Timken University Professor at Harvard University. He has been a professor at Harvard since 1982. [2] He was the director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian from 1982 to 2004. [3] [4]

  3. Apr 20, 2024 · He lucked out in a man named Irvin Shapiro. Shapiro was the man who created the beloved Cannes Film Festival, and he allowed Raimi to screen The Evil Dead there. A very famous man in attendance...

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  4. Apr 11, 2023 · After the film had its first screening in Raimi's hometown, Detroit, in October 1981, sales agent Irvin Shapiro took it to Cannes the following year, and managed to secure several European...

  5. Jan 6, 1989 · Irvin Shapiro, a film importer and distributor who introduced many notable foreign movies to the United States, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Sunday at his home in New York....

  6. May 18, 2023 · The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival due to the influence of film distributor Irvin Shapiro, who pushed for its screening. Stephen King's positive review of the film saved it from...

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  8. Oct 15, 2023 · It was during this period that Raimi met producer Irvin Shapiro, the man responsible for securing the distribution of another cult classic – Night of the Living Dead.

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