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Walter Mirisch

1921 - 2023

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Walter Mortimer Mirisch (November 8, 1921 – February 24, 2023) was an American film producer. He was the president and executive head of production of The Mirisch Corporation, an independent film production company which he formed in 1957 with his brother, Marvin, and half-brother, Harold. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night (1967). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Mirisch is the 92nd most popular producer (down from 81st in 2019), the 10,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,276th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Walter Mirisch ranks 92 out of 140. Before him are Mark Ronson, Michael Patrick King, Leon Schlesinger, Elizabeth Avellán, Elías Querejeta, and Sam Zimbalist. After him are Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Gauri Khan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Coxsone Dodd, Arnold Kopelson, and Scott Rudin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Walter Mirisch ranks 415. Before him are Cliff Barker, Mamie Till, John Pritchard, Farley Mowat, Sam Tingle, and Donald Campbell. After him are Karel Husa, Ron Greenwood, Ian Raby, Nelson Riddle, Günther Bechem, and Phạm Duy. Among people deceased in 2023, Walter Mirisch ranks 484. Before him are Jean-Jacques Favier, Anderl Molterer, Christo Jivkov, Hans-Werner Gessmann, Inga Swenson, and Cēzars Ozers. After him are Paolo Magnani, Mariya Pisareva, David Del Tredici, Aleksandar Matanović, Charlie Dominici, and John Jakes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Mirisch ranks 10,553 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Feuerstein (1971), August Rodenberg (1873), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Edward James Roye (1815), Judah Folkman (1933), and Kevin Von Erich (1957). After him are Eddie Condon (1905), Sally Menke (1953), Sheila Young (1950), Walter Winchell (1897), William Glackens (1870), and Brad Wilk (1968).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Walter Mirisch ranks 52. Before him are Lou Pearlman (1954), Norman Granz (1918), Brian Grazer (1951), Steven Bochco (1943), Michael Patrick King (1954), and Leon Schlesinger (1884). After him are Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Arnold Kopelson (1935), Scott Rudin (1958), Rick Berman (1945), and Neal H. Moritz (1959).

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