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In the News (Thu 21 Aug 08)

  
  University of Delaware: WALTER WANGER PAPERS
Walter Wanger was born in San Francisco on July 11, 1894.
The Walter Wanger Papers date from 1923 to 1938, with the vast bulk in a two-year period between 1932 to 1934.
Wanger’s MGM contract, a list of MGM employees and their addresses, and a draft of Wanger’s letter of resignation from MGM are also included.
www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/findaids/wanger.htm   (1102 words)

  
  Walter Wanger - Biography - Moviefone
Walter Wanger was, from the early '30s until the mid-'50s, one of the top independent producers in Hollywood, with an array of movies to his credit that included some of the most highly regarded works of Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Fritz Lang, and, later on, Don Siegel.
Wanger was born Walter Feuchtwanger in San Francisco, CA, in 1894, the third of four children of Sigmund Feuchtwanger, a Bavarian Jewish immigrant and successful seller of clothing, and the former Stella Stettheimer, the eldest of four daughters from a highly educated German American family from Rochester, NY.
Wanger's father died of heart failure in 1905, at age 50, and the boy was uprooted soon after, his mother choosing to move to Europe for a time as she put her life and her family back together.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/walter-wanger/115929/biography   (2220 words)

  
 Walter Wanger: film producer
Stationed at Foggia, Italy, Wanger had several narrow escapes from death when he cracked up (five) Italian planes in practice maneuvers winning the sobriquet of "the Austrian ace." After a year at Foggia air base First Lieutenant Wanger was assigned to various American army missions cooperating in military intelligence with the Italians.
This picture was also taken before Wanger convinced Joan to establish herself as a brunette to differentiate Joan from her sister Constance Bennett.
Wanger's counsel and active support are sought by many national and civic groups as well as social organizations within the motion picture industry.
www.cobbles.com /simpp_archive/walter-wanger_intro.htm   (1890 words)

  
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Wanger was married to silent screen beauty Justine Johnstone from 1919 until they divorced in 1938.
Wanger served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1939 to October 1941 and from December 1941 to 1945.
Wanger was furious at the way the film had been marketed, and blamed billionaire Howard Hughes, who at the time was head of RKO, the studio that distributed the film, for its commercial failure.
theoscarsite.com /whoswho2/wanger_w.htm   (399 words)

  
 WALTER WANGER : Encyclopedia Entry
Walter Wanger (July 11, 1894 - November 18, 1968) was an important American film producer.
In 1951, Wanger shot his wife's agent, Jennings Lang, in the groin after confronting the two on suspicions that they were having an affair.
Wanger was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1946 for his service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Walter_Wanger   (319 words)

  
 Education and Preservation / Academy Foundation - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy Foundation was established with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the educational and cultural activities of the motion picture industry, including the preservation of its history and the promotion of its future.
The concept of the Academy Foundation was first discussed at a meeting in September, 1942, by Charles Coburn, George Stevens, Farciot Edouart, Walter Wanger and Darryl Zanuck.
The Foundation's first trustees, under the leadership of Walter Wanger, included Jean Hersholt, Mary C. McCall Jr., Howard Hawks and Cary Grant.
www.oscars.org /foundation   (338 words)

  
 Walter Wanger
Remains: Buried, Home of Peace Cemetery, Coloma, CA Gender: Male
Wanger was convinced his wife Joan Bennett was cheating on him, and on 13 December 1951 outside of Marlon Brando's place he twice shot Jennings Lang (once in the testicles), an agent for MCA.
For this he spent four months in prison.
www.nndb.com /people/479/000074257   (102 words)

  
 Walter Wanger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The surname Wanger, as pronounced, rhymes with 'stranger' more
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