Walter Wanger
Film producer
1894 – 1968
Who was Walter Wanger?
Walter Wanger was an American film producer active in filmmaking from the 1910s to the turbulent production of Cleopatra in 1963. Wanger developed a reputation as an intellectual and a socially conscious movie executive who produced provocative message movies and glittering romantic melodramas. Wanger was strongly influenced by European films, and made many productions geared towards international markets.
His career began at Paramount Pictures in the 1920s and led him to work at virtually every major studio as either a contract producer or an independent. Wanger served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1939 to October 1941 and from December 1941 to 1945.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1894
San Francisco - Also known as
- Walter Feuchtwanger
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joan Bennett
(1940/01/13 - 1965/09/20) - Justine Johnstone
(1919/09/13 - 1938/04/15)
- Joan Bennett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Nov 18, 1968
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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