Joseph Wishy

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Joseph R. Wishy (born January 13, 1934 in New York City , New York , † July 3, 1993 in the Bronx ) was an American film producer .

Life

Wishy first attended Columbia College, then studied at the University of Oxford in England . He made further studies in East Berlin with Walter Felsenstein and with Giorgio Strehler at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan . In the 1950s he worked as an assistant to Samuel Chotzinoff . In the 1960s he produced two musicals on Broadway . In 1978 Wishy staged the ballet Sinfonietta . For this he engaged Jiří Kylián for the choreography to the music of Leoš Janáček . In 1983, Wishy was nominated for an Oscar for the documentary A Portrait of Giselle about 19th century ballerinas .

Wishy died of amoebic dysentery in a hospital in the Bronx .

Filmography

  • 1966: ABC Stage 67
  • 1982: A Portrait of Giselle

Awards

  • 1983: Oscar nomination for A Portrait of Giselle

Broadway

  • 1962: All American
  • 1966: A Time for Singing

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personal data
SURNAME Wishy, ​​Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wishy, ​​Joseph R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1993
Place of death Bronx