Matthau, Walter
Variant namesWalter John Matthau was born on October 1, 1920 to Milton and Rose Matthau in New York City. He was an American actor who starred in many films and is probably best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon. He won an Academy Award for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie . Matthau died on July 1, 2000.
From the guide to the Walter Matthau "Hello to Montanans" videorecording, 1998, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Sabine, Gordon A. Books that made the difference project, 1980-1986. | Virginia Tech | |
| referencedIn | Frederick R. Koch collection of photographs of stage and screen actors and entertainers, ca. 1920-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Lovell, Tom, 1909-1997. Tom Lovell papers, circa 1845-1997. | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | |
| referencedIn | King, Alexander, 1900-1965. Papers, 1953-1987 (bulk 1958-1965). | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Traube, Shepard, 1907-1983. Papers, 1943-1977. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry additional papers, 1935-1993. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Mishkin, Leo, 1906-1980. Papers, 1914-1973 (bulk 1940-1973). | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| creatorOf | Walter Matthau "Hello to Montanans" videorecording, 1998 | University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Hello Dolly : screenplay, [1969] / by Ernest Lehman. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Marion Meade Papers on Dorothy Parker, 1859-2008. | Columbia University. Rare Book an Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Meade, Marion, 1934-. Marion Meade papers, 1859-1993. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | King, Alexander, 1900-1965. Papers of Alexander King, 1953-1987 (bulk 1958-1965). | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. The fortune cookie, [1966?] / by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Ira Berkow, papers, undated, 1960-2011 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Alexander King Papers, 1953-1987, (bulk 1953-1987) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980. Harold Clurman papers, 1922-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Shaw, David. Studio one-- Dry run / written for television by David Shaw. | Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Berkow, Ira | person |
| associatedWith | Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | Jeffry, Alix. | person |
| associatedWith | King, Alexander, 1900-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), collector. | person |
| associatedWith | Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. | person |
| associatedWith | Lovell, Tom, 1909-1997. | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Meade, Marion, 1934- | person |
| associatedWith | Mishkin, Leo, 1906-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980, | person |
| associatedWith | Traube, Shepard, 1907-1983. | person |
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| associatedWith | Welk, Lawrence, 1903-1992 | person |
| associatedWith | Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. | person |
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Death 2000-07-01
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