Mirisch Corporation
Walter M. Mirisch was born on Nov. 8, 1921 in NYC; attended CCNY; BA, Univ. of WI, 1942; graduated, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, 1943, following his WWII service, Mirisch began producing films for Monogram Pictures; became executive producer at Allied Artists in 1951; formed an independent production company, Mirisch Company, in 1957 with his brother Marvin and half brother Harold; Mirisch Corporation's list of films includes 3 Best Picture Academy Award winners: The apartment (1960), West side story (1961), and In the heat of the night (1967); Mirisch was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) from 1973-77 and was presented with the Thalberg Memorial Award (1978) and the Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1983) by AMPAS; received the UCLA medal in 1989.
From the description of Records, 1949-1974. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38929905
Biography/History
Walter M. Mirisch was born on November 8, 1921 in New York City; attended City College of New York; BA, University of Wisconsin, 1942; graduated, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, 1943, following his World War II service, Mirisch began producing films for Monogram Pictures; became executive producer at Allied Artists in 1951; formed an independent production company, Mirisch Company, in 1957 with his brother Marvin and half brother Harold; Mirisch Corporation's list of films includes 3 Best Picture Academy Award winners: The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), and In the Heat of the Night (1967); Mirisch was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) from 1973-77 and was presented with the Thalberg Memorial Award (1978) and the Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1983) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); received the UCLA medal in 1989.
From the guide to the Mirisch Corporation Records, 1949-1974, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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associatedWith | Blatty, William Peter. | person |
associatedWith | Gay, John. | person |
associatedWith | Hoffman, Herman. | person |
associatedWith | Jewison, Norman, 1926- | person |
associatedWith | Mirisch, Walter | person |
associatedWith | Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976. | person |
associatedWith | Trustman, Alan R. | person |
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Television producers and directors |
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Motion picture producers and directors |
Television producers and directors |
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