Mirisch Walter:
I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History
Foreword by: SidneyPoitier, Foreword by: ElmoreLeonard
University Of Wisconsin Press , 2008
Hardcover, 449 pages
Size: 236x160 mm
ISBN: 9780299226404
ISBN-10: 0299226409
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch Is The Producer, In Whole Or In Part, Of More Than One Hundred Films. Among His Company's 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, The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1977) And The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1983); And Has Been Honored With The Cecil B. Demille Award (1977) Presented By The Hollywood Foreign Press Association And The David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award In Theatrical Motion Pictures (1995) Presente
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier Was The First Black Actor To Win The Academy Award For Best Actor For His Outstanding Performance In "Lilies Of The Field" In 1963. His Landmark Films Include "The Defiant Ones", "A Patch Of Blue", "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner", And "To Sir, With Love". He Has Starred In Over Forty Films, Directed Nine, And Written Four. He Is The Author Of Two Autobiographies: "This Life" And The "Oprah's Book Club" Pick And "New York Times" Bestseller "The Measure Of A Man". Among Many Other Accolades, Poitier Has Been Awarded The Screen Actors Guild's Highest Honor, The Life Achievement Awa
Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard Has Written More Than Forty Novels, Including Bestsellers "Up In Honey's Room", "The Hot Kid", "Mr. Paradise", "Tishomingo Blues", "Pagan Babies", And "Glitz". Many Of His Books Have Been Made Into Movies, Including "Get Shorty" And "Out Of Sight". He Lives With His Wife, Christine, In Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
