Walter Seltzer
Walter Seltzer (born November 7, 1914 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States , † February 18, 2011 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States) was an American film producer and publicist .
Life
Walter Seltzer attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1932 to 1934 . In 1935 he came to Hollywood , where he got a job at the Fox West Coast Theater . During World War II , he served in the US Marines for four years .
Seltzer worked as a publicist doing press work for films like Marty or Mutiny on the Bounty , and as part of the MGM publicity team , he provided the gossip columnists with stories about stars like Greta Garbo , Clark Gable and Joan Crawford .
In the 1960s and 1970s he made films for Marlon Brando's Pennebaker Productions and for his friend Charlton Heston's production company , including year 2022 ... who want to survive ( Soylent Green ) , one of the first eco-dystopias , with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Starring Robinson , or the science fiction film The Omega Man , also starring Charlton Heston.
Seltzer retired in the late 1970s and limited his further work to film funding. He sat on the board of trustees of the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) and was awarded the Silver Medal for humanitarian services in 1986 .
Walter Seltzer spent the last three years of his life at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills , where he died of pneumonia on February 18, 2011 at the age of 96 .
Filmography
producer
- 1959: A handshake of the devil (Shake Hands with the Devil) ... "executive producer"
- 1961: The Possession (One-Eyed Jacks) ... "executive producer"
- 1961: A Man Goes His Way (The Naked Edge)
- 1961: Paris Blues (Paris Blues) ... "Executive Producer"
- 1963: Plea for a Murderer (Man in the Middle)
- 1965: The Normans Come (The War Lord)
- 1966: Three Foreign Legionnaires (Beau Geste)
- 1968: The Daring One (Will Penny)
- 1969: Number One
- 1970: McGee the Tiger (Darker Than Amber)
- 1971: The Omega Man (The Omega Man)
- 1972: Hell's End (Skyjacked)
- 1973: ... year 2022 ... who want to survive (Soylent Green)
- 1974: The Cay (TV movie)
- 1976: The last of the hard men (The Last Hard Men)
Further appearances
- 1981: This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special (TV show) ... as himself
- 1995: Charlton Heston: For All Seasons (TV show) ... as himself
Web links
- Walter Seltzer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Walter Seltzer in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Valerie J. Nelson in The LA Times, February 20, 2011 , accessed February 20, 2011
- ↑ a b "OMG!" - Walter Seltzer, Veteran Hollywood Producer, Dies at 96 ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 21, 2011
- ↑ "Starpulse.com" - producer Walter Seltzer This , accessed 21 February 2011
- ↑ a b c “The Hollywood Reporter” - Producer-Publicist Walter Seltzer Dies , accessed on February 21, 2011
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SURNAME | Seltzer, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and publicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2011 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States |