Walter Mirisch, the last of three Mirisch brothers who produced or oversaw production of a string of highly regarded films in the 1950s and ‘60s, including best picture Oscar winners “The Apartment,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the Night,” as well as comedy classics like “Some Like It Hot” and “The Pink Panther,” has died. He was 101.
Walter Mirisch, the last of three Mirisch brothers who produced or oversaw production of a string of highly regarded films in the 1950s and `60s, including best-picture Oscar winners “The Apartment,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the Night,” as well as such comedy classics as “Some Like It Hot” and “The Pink Panther,” has died.