Walter Seltzer
Walter Seltzer | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 7, 1914
Died | February 18, 2011 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1959–1976 |
Walter Seltzer (November 7, 1914 – February 18, 2011) was an American film producer. He sat on the Motion Picture & Television Fund Board of Trustees, and was honored with the Silver Medallion for Humanitarian Achievement by the group in 1986.
Biography[]
Seltzer was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1932 to 1934.[1][2] He had two brothers: , a producer; and Julian Seltzer, an advertising director for Hal Roach Studios and later 20th Century Fox.[1][2]
Filmography[]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film[]
Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1956 | The Boss | Associate producer | |
1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Executive producer | |
1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Executive producer | |
The Naked Edge | |||
Paris Blues | Executive producer | ||
1964 | Man in the Middle | ||
1965 | Wild Seed | Executive producer | |
The War Lord | |||
1966 | Beau Geste | ||
1967 | Will Penny | ||
1969 | Number One | ||
1970 | Darker than Amber | ||
1971 | The Omega Man | ||
1972 | Skyjacked | ||
1973 | Soylent Green | ||
1976 | The Last Hard Men | Final film as a producer |
Television[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1974 | The Cay | Television film |
Death[]
He died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills, California on February 18, 2011, aged 96, from pneumonia.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nelson, Valerie J. (February 20, 2011). "Walter Seltzer dies at 96; former Hollywood press agent made a successful leap to producing". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Betzwood Film Studios from the Archives of Montgomery County Community College: "An Image For An Image: The Making of Breaking Home Ties" by Joseph P. Eckhardt Retrieved May 29, 2017
External links[]
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2011 deaths
- Film producers from Pennsylvania
- American Jews
- Businesspeople from Philadelphia
- People from Greater Los Angeles
- Deaths from pneumonia
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American film producer stubs