Walter Mirisch | |
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| Born | Walter Mortimer Mirisch November 8, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 2023 (aged 101) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse |
Patricia Kahan (died 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Marvin Mirisch (brother) Harold Mirisch (half-brother) John A. Mirisch (half-great-nephew) |
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Walter Mortimer Mirisch (November 8, 1921 – February 24, 2023) is an American movie producer. He is president and executive head of production of The Mirisch Corporation. His brother Marvin and half-brother Harold were also producers. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night (1967). Mirisch was married to Patricia Kahan (1924–2005); they had three children, Anne Mirisch Sonnenberg, Andrew Mirisch, and Lawrence Mirisch. His son, Lawrence, is the founder of the Mirisch Agency.
Mirisch turned 100 on November 8, 2021, and died of natural causes in Los Angeles on February 24, 2023, at the age of 101.
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