Walter Matthau Events

1920 Oct 1 Walter Matthau is Born
Walter John Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star ...
1957 May 28 "A Face In The Crowd" Is Released
A Face in the Crowd (1957) is a motion picture starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, and directed by Elia Kazan. The screenplay was written by Budd Schulberg, based o...
1966 Oct 19 "The Fortune Cookie" Is Released
The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in their first on screen collaboration, and directed by Billy Wilder...
1973 Oct 19 "Charley Varrick" Is Released
Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson, Joe Don Baker and John Vernon. The film was based on the novel The Looters by Joh...
1978 Dec 15 "California Suite" Is Released
Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927) is an American playwright and screenwriter. His numerous Broadway succcesses have led to his work being among the most regularly performed in the wor...
2000 Jul 1 Walter Matthau Dies
Matthau died of full cardiac arrest in Santa Monica on July 1, 2000, aged 79. After undergoing heart surgery some years before, doctors discovered that he had colon cancer, which, by the ...