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Oscar-winning filmmaker and producer Walter Mirisch has died at the age of 102. This writes the portal of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In the obituary, representatives of the Academy called Miris a visionary and leader of the film industry, noting his huge impact on world cinema.
Walter Mirish founded The Mirish Company in 1957, producing cult classics such as The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961) and Midnight Heat (1967), as well as Only Girls in Jazz » (1959).
In addition, Mirish’s company had a hand in the world-famous 1960s cartoon The Pink Panther, as well as the Western The Magnificent Seven.