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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] .
Feb 28, 2023 · Walter Mirisch, a film producer who with his two brothers ran a pioneering independent production company that helped bring to the screen a raft of canonical films, including the Oscar best ...
Feb 26, 2023 · Walter Mirisch, the last of three Mirisch brothers who produced or oversaw production of a string of highly regarded films in the 1950s and ’60s, including best picture Oscar winners “The...
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Movie producer Walter Mirisch created Oscar-winning films such as In the Heat of the Night, The Apartment, and West Side Story. He also helped to establish the Hollywood Badgers, an organization that supports UW alumni in the entertainment industry.
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 28, 2023 · Walter Mirisch, who went from the film industry's “Poverty Row” to president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in 1975 at the academy's new headquarters in Beverly Hills ...
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Feb 26, 2023 · Walter Mirisch was the first person to receive all three of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's highest honors: the 1968 best picture Oscar as producer of “In the Heat of the Night...
