Rissien was born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 20, 1924. His parents were Russian Ukrainian immigrants who had settled there. In the 1940s, he attended Grinnell College[1] in Iowa and then served in the Army Air Force. After the war he went to Stanford graduating in 1949 in Political Science.[2] Rissien's interest in theater was influenced by his sister Dorothy, whose son Michael Zinberg is now a well-known television director, and by Cloris Leachman, a high school classmate of his at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. When the war was over and Rissien returned to Des Moines, he quickly realized he wanted to be closer to theater and in a telephone conversation with Cloris, she suggested that he come to New York.[3] At the time, she had just signed a contract with Rodgers and Hammerstein. Shortly thereafter, he left for New York.
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Rissien began his career in entertainment in Summer Stock in New York and Winter Stock in Palm Beach Florida. He was an assistant stage manager on Broadway on South Pacific[4] and stage manager on Midsummer which introduced to Broadway the actress Geraldine Page.
Rissien produced independent films, including Snow Job for Warner Bros.[10] before joining Playboy Productions in 1972 as an executive VP of production.[11] While at Playboy, he produced two feature films, Saint Jack,[12] directed by Peter Bogdanovich and The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder directed by Arthur Hiller. He remained at Playboy Productions for 16 years, eventually becoming president overseeing television movies, specials and pilots.
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Rissien died at his home in Los Angeles on April 8, 2023, at the age of 98.[13][14]
^"Edward L. Rissien OBM". Legacy. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^Barnes, Mike (10 May 2023). "Edward L. Rissien, 'Castle Keep' Producer and Filmways, Playboy Productions Exec, Dies at 98". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
Further readingedit
"D.M.'s Edward Rissien Now a Film Producer; Producer Rissien". The Des Moines Tribune. June 10, 1955.
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edward, rissien, edward, louis, rissien, october, 1924, april, 2023, american, production, company, executive, producer, born, 1924, october, 1924des, moines, iowa, diedapril, 2023, 2023, aged, angeles, california, occupation, production, company, executivepro. Edward Louis Rissien October 20 1924 April 8 2023 was an American production company executive and producer Edward L RissienBorn 1924 10 20 October 20 1924Des Moines Iowa U S DiedApril 8 2023 2023 04 08 aged 98 Los Angeles California U S Occupation s Production company executiveProducer Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Death 3 1 Career affiliations 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editRissien was born in Des Moines Iowa on October 20 1924 His parents were Russian Ukrainian immigrants who had settled there In the 1940s he attended Grinnell College 1 in Iowa and then served in the Army Air Force After the war he went to Stanford graduating in 1949 in Political Science 2 Rissien s interest in theater was influenced by his sister Dorothy whose son Michael Zinberg is now a well known television director and by Cloris Leachman a high school classmate of his at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines When the war was over and Rissien returned to Des Moines he quickly realized he wanted to be closer to theater and in a telephone conversation with Cloris she suggested that he come to New York 3 At the time she had just signed a contract with Rodgers and Hammerstein Shortly thereafter he left for New York Career editRissien began his career in entertainment in Summer Stock in New York and Winter Stock in Palm Beach Florida He was an assistant stage manager on Broadway on South Pacific 4 and stage manager on Midsummer which introduced to Broadway the actress Geraldine Page Rissien moved to Hollywood in 1954 to work on the Mark Stevens series Big Town 5 followed by production assignments at Screen Gems at Columbia Pictures In 1959 he established Harry Belafonte s film production company HarBel Productions 6 where he acquired the film rights to Odds Against Tomorrow From there he went to ABC 7 where he was program supervisor on shows such as Combat and The Donna Reed Show In the early 1960s he was hired as VP of production for Bing Crosby Productions 8 producer of such shows as Hogan s Heroes Ben Casey The Bing Crosby Show and others After that he went to Filmways as VP of Production for film and television 9 Projects produced during this time included The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres and the film Castle Keep directed by legendary director Sydney Pollack Rissien produced independent films including Snow Job for Warner Bros 10 before joining Playboy Productions in 1972 as an executive VP of production 11 While at Playboy he produced two feature films Saint Jack 12 directed by Peter Bogdanovich and The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder directed by Arthur Hiller He remained at Playboy Productions for 16 years eventually becoming president overseeing television movies specials and pilots Death editRissien died at his home in Los Angeles on April 8 2023 at the age of 98 13 14 Career affiliations edit Motion Picture Academy Television Academy Producers GuildReferences edit Shotwell Walter E Iowan Glitters in filmland The Des Moines Register Tues April 30 1979 Shotwell Walter E Iowan Glitters in filmland The Des Moines Register Tues April 30 1979 Shotwell Walter E Iowan Glitters in filmland The Des Moines Register Tues April 30 1979 Shotwell Walter E Iowan Glitters in filmland The Des Moines Register Tues April 30 1979 Timetable Spins Daily Variety Page 9 Tues May 10 1955 Belafonte Becomes Big Business Ebony June 1958 Ed Rissien Joins Filmways As TVeep Daily Variety Page 7 Wed April 20 1966 GAC Burned By Hot Potato Deal Daily Variety Page 20 Fri Nov 5 1965 Ed Rissien Joins Filmways As TVeep Daily Variety Page 7 Wed April 20 1966 Review Snow Job 1972 The New York Times February 3 1972 Shotwell Walter E Iowan Glitters in filmland The Des Moines Register Tues April 30 1979 New York Magazine Page 42 May 7 1979 Edward L Rissien OBM Legacy Retrieved 10 May 2023 Barnes Mike 10 May 2023 Edward L Rissien Castle Keep Producer and Filmways Playboy Productions Exec Dies at 98 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 10 May 2023 Further reading edit D M s Edward Rissien Now a Film Producer Producer Rissien The Des Moines Tribune June 10 1955 External links editEdward L Rissien at IMDb This article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward L Rissien amp oldid 1154816085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
