| LC control no. | no 97040589 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Mirisch, Walter |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Mirisch Company |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) New York (N.Y.) Madison (Wis.) Cambridge (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1921-11-08 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Motion pictures Motion picture industry Motion pictures--Production and direction |
| Affiliation | United Artists (Firm) Monogram Pictures Corporation College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College University of Wisconsin Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Mirisch Company Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |
| Profession or occupation | Motion picture producers and directors |
| Found in | In the heat of the night, c1992: credits (producer, Walter Mirisch) The organization, [2012] : opening credits (a Walter Mirisch production ; produced by Walter Mirisch) Katz, E. The film encyclopedia, ©2008: page 993 (Walter Mirisch; producer, executive; born November 8, 1921, New York City; education: CCNY, University of Wisconsin, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; joined Monogram as a producer of low-budget films and in 1951 was appointed executive producer of the company's subsidiary, Allied Artists; in 1957, he founded with his brother Marvin Mirisch and his half brother Harold an independent production company, Mirisch Company, Inc., of which Walter became vice president in charge of production) Halliwell's filmgoer's and video viewer's companion, 1993: page 537 (The Mirisch brothers; Walter, 1921-; American producers; founders in 1957 of the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful independent production groups since the decline of the big studios) IMDb, March 4, 2016 (Walter Mirisch; producer; Walter Mirisch and brothers Marvin Mirisch and Harold Mirisch were one of the most successful producing teams in Hollywood history; most of their films were financed and released by United Artists; started out as a producer at Monogram Pictures; rose to become one of Hollywood's leading industry statesman; president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1973 to 1977; date of birth: November 8, 1921, New York City; birth name: Walter Mortimer Mirisch) |
| Associated language | eng |
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