Walter Wanger

American film producer (1894-1968)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: July 11, 1894
Date of death: November 18, 1968
Place of birth: San Francisco
Place of death: New York City
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: film producer, producer
Educated at: Dartmouth College, Cascadilla School^[13]^[14]
Award received: Academy Honorary Award^[15]
Spouse: Joan Bennett, Justine Johnstone^[8]^[9]
Child: Stephanie Wanger, Shelley Antonia Wanger^[10]^[11]
Cause of death: disease^[17]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award^[22]^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Family name: Wanger^[19]
Given name: Walter^[20]
Manner of death: natural causes^[21]
Number of children: +4^[25]
P14750: C2DD-9351-011D-421C-6863
Participated in conflict: World War I^[18]
Place of burial: Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum^[7]
Start of work period: 1929^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 55

ISNI: 0000000080955093
VIAF cluster ID: 15575719
Library of Congress authority ID: n85199162
GND ID: 119239604
ACMI ID: creators/20366
Academy Awards Database nominee ID: 7152
Allcinema person ID: 3887
American National Biography ID: 1801206
Awards & Winners artist ID: 08ff1k
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13611708r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: wanger-walter
CINE21 person ID: 23067

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CiNii Research ID: 1140845216803953408
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID: 53782
DDB person (GND) ID: 119239604
Danish National Filmography person ID: 116148
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119239604
Elonet person ID: 257936
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Wanger-Walter
FAST ID: 172086
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_119239604
Film.ru person ID: uolter-uendzher
Find a Grave memorial ID: 6639933
Freebase ID: /m/08ff1k
Genealogics.org person ID: I00406830
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000009710774604
IMDb ID: nm0911137
IdRef ID: 055823084
KINENOTE person ID: 1092
Kinobox person ID: 80319
MYmovies person ID: 140967
Movie Walker Press person ID: 994
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA09299334
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007443881005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810641836005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1089572
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 182353656
Notable Names Database ID: 479/000074257
Open Library ID: OL5254406A
PORT person ID: 181907
Prabook ID: 1722803
RedBA Granada authority ID: 66382
Related category: Category:Films produced by Walter Wanger
SBN author ID: SBLV144149
SNAC ARK ID: w6571khx
Sinemalar person ID: 34321
TMDB company ID: 10096
TMDB person ID: 7646
The Peerage person ID: p29808.htm#i298077
Trading Card Database name ID: 109390
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1086680
WikiTree person ID: Feuchtwanger-14
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJyRBYqwxwXJ9jqhKP4KBP
Yale LUX ID: person/3a70d036-26c4-4bac-9b24-5515852881a6
ČSFD person ID: 245172

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Chaired by 2

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated for 2

Academy Award for Best Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Occupation 2

film producer, producer

Spouse 2

Joan Bennett, Justine Johnstone

Spouses 2

Joan Bennett, Justine Johnstone

Award received 1

Academy Honorary Award

Cause of death 1

disease

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Dartmouth College

Given name 1

Walter

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

San Francisco

Place of death 1

New York City

Related category 1

Category:Films produced by Walter Wanger

Sex or gender 1

male

← Category combines topics 1

Category:Films produced by Walter Wanger

← Executive producer 1

Secret Beyond the Door

← Production company 1

Palm Springs

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Summary

Walter Wanger was born on July 11, 1894^[1], in San Francisco^[2]. He died on November 18, 1968^[3], in New York City^[4]. He worked as a film producer^[5] and producer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Walter Wanger born?

Walter Wanger's place of birth was San Francisco^[2].

Where did Walter Wanger die?

Walter Wanger passed away in New York City^[4].

Who was Walter Wanger married to?

Walter Wanger's spouses include Joan Bennett^[8] and Justine Johnstone^[9].

What did Walter Wanger do for work?

Walter Wanger worked as a film producer^[5] and producer^[6].

Where did Walter Wanger go to school?

Walter Wanger was educated at Dartmouth College^[13] and Cascadilla School^[14].

What awards did Walter Wanger receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award^[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Walter Wanger — place of birth (P19): San Francisco. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Walter Wanger — place of death (P20): New York City. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Walter Wanger — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-24. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Walter Wanger — spouse (P26): Joan Bennett. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Walter Wanger — spouse (P26): Justine Johnstone. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Walter Wanger — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Walter Wanger — child (P40): Stephanie Wanger. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Walter Wanger — child (P40): Shelley Antonia Wanger. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Walter Wanger — educated at (P69): Dartmouth College. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Walter Wanger — educated at (P69): Cascadilla School. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Walter Wanger — occupation (P106): film producer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Walter Wanger — occupation (P106): producer. www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Walter Wanger — place of burial (P119): Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Walter Wanger — award received (P166): Academy Honorary Award. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Walter Wanger — cause of death (P509): disease. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Walter Wanger — date of birth (P569): July 11, 1894. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Walter Wanger — date of death (P570): November 18, 1968. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Walter Wanger — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Walter Wanger — family name (P734): Wanger. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Walter Wanger — given name (P735): Walter. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Walter Wanger — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Walter Wanger — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Picture. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Walter Wanger — nominated for (P1411): Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Walter Wanger — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Walter Wanger — number of children (P1971): 4. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Walter Wanger — start of work period (P2031): 1929. wikidata.org.

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