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Walter Mortimer Mirisch (born November 8, 1921) is an American film producer. He is President and Executive Head of Production of The Mirisch Corporation, an independent filmmaking organization, which he formed in 1957 with his brothers, Marvin and Harold. He won the Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night (1967).
Born to a Jewish family in New York, Mirisch graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and entered the movie business as a summer vacation usher in Jersey City's State Theater, soon moving up to higher positions at other theaters. In 1942, he received a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the following year graduated from Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration. He produced his first film, Fall Guy (1947) for Monogram Pictures.
At the age of 29, Mirisch became production head at Allied Artists Studio with some 30 films to oversee. During his tenure, he found time to personally produce Flat Top, Wichita, which received a Golden Globe from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as Best Outdoor Drama of 1955, The First Texan, and An Annapolis Story. He supervised the productions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Friendly Persuasion, and Love in the Afternoon, among many others.
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist.
As a Hollywood star he appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles; Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor (1959); El Cid (1961); and Planet of the Apes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); Secret of the Incas (1954); The Big Country (1958); and The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965).
A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. Heston died on April 5, 2008, aged 84, from pneumonia.
Legendary Hollywood producer Walter Mirisch and Matthew Bernstein, Professor and Chair of the Department of Film Studies, talk about Mirisch's career in the film business. Author of "I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History," Mirisch produced, in whole or in part, more than one hundred films. The many honors bestowed on the Mirisch Company, an independent filmmaking organization which he founded in 1957 with his late brothers Marvin and Harold, include three Oscars for best picture -- "The Apartment" (1960), "West Side Story" (1961), and "In the Heat of the Night" (1967). This "Creativity Conversation" was held August 31, 2010, at the Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall. For more information on Creativity Conversations at Emory, visit http://www.creativity.emory.edu/creativity-con...
Charlton Heston presents the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Walter Mirisch at the 55th Academy Awards in 1983. Hosted by Liza Minnelli and Dudley Moore.
Stanley Kramer presents Walter Mirisch with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 50th Academy Awards. Hosted by Bob Hope. See more 1978 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDMp7xxPWLxJpWNxhyeSTriD Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals: https://www.youtube.com/user/AcademyOriginals ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners—the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financia...
Class of 1942 UW-Madison graduate, 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 has also received two honorary Academy Awards, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1977) and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1983); he has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award (1977) presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures (1995) presented by the Producers Guild of America. He has been decorated by the Republic of France with its Order of Arts and Letters, has received an honorary doctorate in Humane L...
http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4336.htm "Legendary producer, visionary filmmaker, courageous seeker of truth, especially in troubling times."—Sidney Poitier, from his foreword 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 classics in film history, including West Side Story, Some Like It Hot, In the Heat of the Night, and The Magnificent Seven. His work has led to eighty-seven Academy Award nominations and twenty-eight Oscars. Illustrated with rare photographs from his personal collection, I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History reveals Mirisch's own experience of Hollywood in its golden days and tells the stories of the stars—emergin...
After a TCM film fest screening of "Fall Guy," a rare film noir from 1947 starring Leo Penn (Sean's dad), producer Walter Mirisch (right) talked with author Foster Hirsch. Mirisch went on to produce "The Magnificent Seven," "West Side Story," "The Great Escape," "The Pink Panther" and "In the Heat of the Night," among many others. The screening and talk were Saturday, April 14, at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood.
Walter Mirisch accepts the Oscar for Best Picture for In the Heat of the Night at the 40th Academy Awards. Presented by Julie Andrews and hosted by Bob Hope.
Ann-Margret, Academy President Walter Mirisch, host Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase open the 49th Academy Awards. See more 1977 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDODSWGbW7hTO6_qLGVKXnQ4 Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals: https://www.youtube.com/user/AcademyOriginals ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners—the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wi...
Actors George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, Maria Jimenez Henley and producer Walter Mirisch at the Academy Event “West Side Story (1961)” on July 18, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Now in pre-production, the classic western film BUCKSHOT, produced by Martin-Mirisch Productions: L. J. Martin & David Mirisch.
Gene Kelly and Producer Walter Mirisch presenting an Honorary Oscar® to Mary Pickford in recognition of her unique contributions to the film industry and the development of film as an artistic medium - 48th Academy Awards® in 1976.
Michael Mirisch being interviewed by James Bartholet at his Beverly Hills after-hours club famously called The Pointe. Circa Summer of 1994.
LATEST NEWS: A brand new Pink Panther CGI/Live Action reboot film is in the works by MGM. Directed by David Silverman and produced by David DePatie, and Walter Mirisch. A documentary about the origin and popularity of the Pink Panther animated shorts. Featuring interviews from Blake Edwards, David DePatie, and Walter Mirisch.
LATEST NEWS: A brand new Pink Panther CGI/Live Action reboot film is in the works by MGM. Directed by David Silverman and produced by David DePatie, and Walter Mirisch. The two daughters of Friz Freleing talk about the history of his career and working on The Pink Panther.