Papers, 1946-1978.

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Papers, 1946-1978.

Papers of an Academy Award-winning motion picture producer and founder of the Mirisch Corporation, consisting of records of various films and television series produced by Mirisch or by his company. Records of television work include shooting scripts, films, and budgets for "Hey, Landlord" (NBC), "Peter Loves Mary" (NBC), "Rat Patrol" (ABC), and "Wichita Town" (NBC-film). The processed portion is summarized above, dates 1946-1969, and is described in the register. Additional accessions date 1958-1978 and are described below.

12.8 c.f. (25 archives boxes, 10 packages)13 disc recordings, and.21 reels of film; plus.additions of 1.2 c.f.4 films, and.28 videorecordings.

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Mirisch Corporation

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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 apart...

Mirisch, Walter

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