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Mirisch was married to Florene Mirisch for 60 years; they had three children:<ref name=JewishJournalObit /> Donald I. Mirisch;<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171933290 Los Angeles Times: "Donald I Marisch Obituary] August 1, 2014</ref> Carol Mirisch Hartmann and Lynn Mirisch Rogo.<ref name=JewishJournalObit /> He died of a heart attack on November 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, at the age of eighty-four.<ref name="imdb"/><ref name="findagrave"/><ref name="nytimes"/> He was buried in the [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]], a [[Jewish cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].<ref name="findagrave"/> His great-nephew, [[John A. Mirisch]], serves as the Mayor of [[Beverly Hills, California]] since March 2013.<ref name="campaign">[http://www.reelectmirisch.com/bio.html John A. Mirisch's campaign website]</ref> |
Mirisch was married to Florene Mirisch for 60 years; they had three children:<ref name=JewishJournalObit /> Donald I. Mirisch;<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171933290 Los Angeles Times: "Donald I Marisch Obituary] August 1, 2014</ref> Carol Mirisch Hartmann and Lynn Mirisch Rogo.<ref name=JewishJournalObit /> He died of a heart attack on November 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, at the age of eighty-four.<ref name="imdb"/><ref name="findagrave"/><ref name="nytimes"/> He was buried in the [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]], a [[Jewish cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].<ref name="findagrave"/> His great-nephew, [[John A. Mirisch]], serves as the Mayor of [[Beverly Hills, California]] since March 2013.<ref name="campaign">[http://www.reelectmirisch.com/bio.html John A. Mirisch's campaign website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416164742/http://reelectmirisch.com/bio.html |date=April 16, 2013 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:12, 4 June 2017
Marvin Mirisch | |
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| Born | Marvin Eliot Mirisch March 19, 1918 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 2002 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Mirisch (1942-2002); his death |
| Children | Don Mirisch Carol Mirisch Hartmann Lynn Mirisch Rogo |
| Parent(s) | Josephine Urbach Mirisch Max Mirisch |
| Family | Walter Mirisch (brother) Harold Mirisch (brother) John A. Mirisch (great-nephew) |
Marvin Eliot Mirisch (1918–2002) was an American film producer.
Biography
Mirisch was born to a Jewish family[1] on March 19, 1918 in New York City,[2][3] one of four sons born to Josephine (nee Urbach) and Max Mirisch.[4] He was the brother of Walter Mirisch and Harold Mirisch, who were also film executives, and of Irving Mirisch, who ran a company which supplied candy to movie theatres. [4]
Career
In 1953, he moved to Los Angeles to join his brothers Harold and Walter at Monogram Pictures, later known as Allied Artists International.[3] In 1957, they founded The Mirisch Company, one of the leading independent production companies.[4] He was the executive producer of the movies Romantic Comedy (1983) and Dracula (1979).[2] He was associate producer for The Human Jungle (1954) and Arrow in the Dust (1954).[2]
Personal life and death
Mirisch was married to Florene Mirisch for 60 years; they had three children:[1] Donald I. Mirisch;[5] Carol Mirisch Hartmann and Lynn Mirisch Rogo.[1] He died of a heart attack on November 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, at the age of eighty-four.[2][3][4] He was buried in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California.[3] His great-nephew, John A. Mirisch, serves as the Mayor of Beverly Hills, California since March 2013.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Jewish Journal: "Marvin Mirisch - Mirisch Motion Picture Production Company Co-Founder, Dies at 84" November 28, 2002
- ^ a b c d imdb
- ^ a b c d FindAGrave
- ^ a b c d Douglas Martin, Marvin Mirisch, 84, Hollywood Producer of 60's, The New York Times, November 20, 2002
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Donald I Marisch Obituary August 1, 2014
- ^ John A. Mirisch's campaign website Archived April 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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