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Walter Wanger was an American film producer active in filmmaking from the 1910s to the turbulent production of Cleopatra, his last film, in 1963. He began at Paramount Pictures in the 1920s and eventually worked at virtually every major studio as either a contract producer or an independent. He also served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1939 to October 1941 and from December 1941 to 1945. Strongly influenced by European films, Wanger developed a reputation as an intellectual and a socially conscious movie executive who produced provocative message movies and glittering romantic melodramas. He achieved notoriety when, in 1951, he shot and wounded the agent of his then-wife, Joan Bennett, because he suspected they were having an affair. He was convicted for the crime and served a four-month sentence, then returned to making movies.
Birth Name
Walter Feuchtwanger
Born
Wednesday, 11 July 1894
Died
Monday, 18 November 1968
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 2013 |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self | 2001 |
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self | 1988 |
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
The Ben Hecht Show | Self - Producer | 1958 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Incoming Academy President / Himself | 1940 |
The Movies March On | Self | 1939 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 2013 |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self | 2001 |
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self | 1988 |
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
The Ben Hecht Show | Self - Producer | 1958 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Incoming Academy President / Himself | 1940 |
The Movies March On | Self | 1939 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1964 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1949 | Oscar | Won |