Biography
Walter Wanger (born Walter Feuchtwanger; July 11, 1894 β November 18, 1968) was an American film producer active from the 1910s, his career concluding with 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 wife, Joan Bennett, because he suspected they were having an affair. He was convicted of the crime and served a four-month sentence, then returned to making movies.
After his death, his production company, Walter Wanger Productions, was sold to and absorbed by Time-Life Films, which also acquired many films produced by him and that company.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 72
Producer 67
self 4
Monument Valley: John Ford Country (2006)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Cleopatra (1963)
I Want to Live! (1958)
Navy Wife (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Battle Zone (1952)
Lady In The Iron Mask (1952)
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Tulsa (1949)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Tap Roots (1948)
Secret Beyond the Door... (1947)
The Lost Moment (1947)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Canyon Passage (1946)
Night in Paradise (1946)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
To the People of the United States (1944)
Ladies Courageous (1944)
Gung Ho! (1943)
We've Never Been Licked (1943)
Arabian Nights (1942)
Eagle Squadron (1942)
Sundown (1941)
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Slightly Honorable (1939)
Winter Carnival (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
Trade Winds (1938)
Blockade (1938)
Algiers (1938)
I Met My Love Again (1938)
52nd Street (1937)
Stand-In (1937)
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
History is Made at Night (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Spendthrift (1936)
Palm Springs (1936)
Fatal Lady (1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
Every Night at Eight (1935)
Shanghai (1935)
Smart Girl (1935)
Private Worlds (1935)
The President Vanishes (1934)
Queen Christina (1933)
Going Hollywood (1933)
Another Language (1933)
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
Tarnished Lady (1931)
Roadhouse Nights (1930)
Applause (1929)
The Lady Lies (1929)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
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GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-11
Deathday1968-11-18 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
RelationshipsJustine Johnstone (1919-01-01 - 1938-01-01), Joan Bennett (1940-01-01 - 1965-01-01)
SpouseJustine Johnstone
ChildrenShelley Antonia Wanger, Stephanie Wanger
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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