Walter Mirisch

Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
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
Awards	Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of In the Heat of the Night (1967); Producer of the Year Award, Producers' Guild of America (1967);

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).

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