Walter Shenson

Walter Shenson (June 22, 1919 – October 17, 2000) was an American film producer, director and writer, best known for producing the Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night and Help! (1965), as well as the 1959 comedy The Mouse That Roared, starring Peter Sellers.

Biography Born in San Francisco, California in 1919, he attended Stanford University., and later joined the United States Army for two years during World War II. His wife, Geraldine, died in 1999. Shenson also had a sister, two sons and four grandchildren.

Filmography During his career, he produced the following films:

Death and legacy Shenson died on October 17, 2000. He was remembered by the Los Angeles Times as "a motion picture producer whose best-known movies were the Beatles pictures “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!"