Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101

Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101

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Walter Mirisch, the legendary independent-minded producer who is the only person to receive the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Award and an Oscar for best picture, has died. He was 101. The affable Mirisch, who served four terms…

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