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Walter Shenson(1919-2000)

  • Producer
  • Publicity
  • Director
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Walter Shenson was born on 22 June 1919 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for A Hard Day's Night (1964), Welcome to the Club (1971) and Help! (1965). He died on 17 October 2000 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 22, 1919
DiedOctober 17, 2000(81)
BornJune 22, 1919
DiedOctober 17, 2000(81)
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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1964
Welcome to the Club (1971)
Welcome to the Club
3.6
  • Producer
  • 1971
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in Help! (1965)
Help!
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1965
Korea Patrol (1951)
Korea Patrol
3.6
  • Producer
  • 1951

Credits

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Producer

  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1996)
    You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
    7.5
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Tom Selleck, JoBeth Williams, and Margo Martindale in Ruby Jean and Joe (1996)
    Ruby Jean and Joe
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Echo Park (1985)
    Echo Park
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Tom Conti in Reuben, Reuben (1983)
    Reuben, Reuben
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1983
  • The Chicken Chronicles (1977)
    The Chicken Chronicles
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
    Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Richard Widmark in A Talent for Loving (1973)
    A Talent for Loving
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Welcome to the Club (1971)
    Welcome to the Club
    3.6
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1968
  • 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968)
    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia
    5.3
    • produced by
    • 1968
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in Help! (1965)
    Help!
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)
    A Hard Day's Night
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
    The Mouse on the Moon
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1963
  • A Matter of WHO (1961)
    A Matter of WHO
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1961

Publicity

  • Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Caine Mutiny (1954)
    The Caine Mutiny
    7.6
    • unit publicist (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
    Miss Sadie Thompson
    5.9
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    7.6
    • unit publicist (uncredited)
    • 1953

Director

  • Welcome to the Club (1971)
    Welcome to the Club
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Walter Shensen
  • Born
    • June 22, 1919
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 17, 2000
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A graduate of Stanford University, he initially worked as a publicist for Paramount and Columbia, before settling in Britain in the mid-1950's. Chiefly remembered for producing the Beatles' films "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!".
  • Quotes
    [interviewed about film-making in Britain in 1971]: Still a lovely place to live, no longer any place for a film-maker to work. For an American, it is impossible to make a film reflecting the British scene - there just is no scene today.

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