Walter Mirisch is the producer, in whole or in part, of more than one hundred films. Among his company's many honors are three Oscars for best picture - The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), and In the Heat of the Night (1967). Mirisch has also received two honorary Academy Awards
"From Bomba, the Jungle Boy to Some Like It Hot and In the Heat of
the Night . . . Walter Mirisch produced many of the films which
dazzled and inspired me (and I'm not kidding about Bomba. I loved
those movies as a kid.)When I later acted in one of his (lesser)
productions, The Spikes Gang, I learned that a prolific and
brilliant producer could also be a terrific guy and a wonderful
teacher.No surprise then that Walter has given us a wise and
utterly engrossing look at his life . . . and extraordinary
experiences in this film business."--Ron Howard
"Quite a read. . . . In Mirisch's moving, candid, star-filled
memoir--illustrated with rare photos from his personal
collection--he tells a lifetime's worth of astounding stories about
how movies get made and shares his hard-won insight with gentle
humor."--On Wisconsin
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