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The Mirisch Company was founded in 1957 [2] at which time it signed a 12-picture deal with United Artists (UA) that was extended to 20 films two years later. Its first production was Man of the West (1958) starring Gary Cooper. [3] UA acquired the company on March 1, 1963, but the Mirisch brothers continued to produce for their distribution ...
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 . [1]
Feb 28, 2023 · The Mirisch Company, which Mr. Mirisch founded in 1957 along with his brother, Marvin, and his half brother Harold, grew to be an industry powerhouse, greenlighting films by leading directors ...
Mar 4, 2023 · Mirisch was born on November 8 1921 in New York. A tailor’s son, he worked as an usher in cinemas while attending classes at City College in New York, and later earned degrees from the ...
The Great Escape. July 4, 1963. The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II.
Feb 25, 2023 · The company thrived, ... Mirisch also served three terms as president of the Producers Guild of America and was the recipient of its David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. He was ...
Feb 26, 2023 · In 1961, The Mirisch Company produced West Side Story, the Oscar-winning adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s musical. Walter Mirisch himself was not credited as a producer on every Mirisch Company ...
