Howard W. Koch

Infobox Actor
name = Howard W. Koch
birthdate = birth date|1916|4|11
birthplace = New York City, New York
deathdate = death date and age|2001|2|16|1916|4|11
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
birthname = Howard Winchel Koch
spouse = Ruth Koch (1937-2001)
academyawards = Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
1990 Outstanding Contributions to Humanitarian Causes

Howard Winchel Koch (April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an Academy Award-winning American director and producer of motion pictures and television.

Born in New York City, he attended Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. He began his film career as an employee at Universal Studios office in New York then made his Hollywood filmmaking debut in 1947 as an assistant director. He worked as a producer for the first time in 1953 and a year later made his directing debut. In 1964, Paramount Pictures appointed him head of film production, a position he held until 1966 when he left to set up his own production company.

Among his numerous television productions, Howard W. Koch produced the Academy Awards show on eight occasions. Dedicated to the industry, he served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1977 to 1979. In 1990 the Academy honored him with the The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and in 1991 he received the Frank Capra Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America.

Thoroughbred racing

Together with actor Telly Savalas, Howard Koch owned Telly's Pop, winner of several important California races for juveniles including the Norfolk Stakes and Del Mar Futurity.

Howard W. Koch suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died Los Angeles in 2001. He had two children from a marriage of 64 years and in 2004 his son Hawk Koch was elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Board of Governors.

elected works

Films (producer):
*"Ghost" (1990)
*"Some Kind of Hero" (1982)
*"" (1982)
*"Airplane!" (1980)
*"The Other Side of Midnight" (1977)
*"Once Is Not Enough" (1975)
*"Last of the Red Hot Lovers" (1972)
*"Plaza Suite" (1971)
*"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1970)
*"The Odd Couple" (1968)
*"Robin and the 7 Hoods" (1964)
*"Come Blow Your Horn" (1963)
*"The Manchurian Candidate" (1962)
*"Frankenstein 1970" (1958)
*"Shields for Murder" (1954)

Television (director)
*"Maverick"
*"Hawaiian Eye"
*"Cheyenne"
*"The Untouchables"

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title=Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
before=Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
years=1989
after=Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylorsuccession box
title = President of Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
before= Walter Mirisch
years = 1977-1979
after = Fay Kanin

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462322/ IMDb for Howard W. Koch]
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