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Walter E. Calmette Dies: Film Exec Who Also Repped Felix The Cat IP For 30 Years Was 85
Walter E. Calmette Sr., a film executive for Embassy Pictures and New World Entertainment who also ran business affairs for Felix the Cat Productions for more than 30 years, has died. He was 85. Hi…
Calmette came to the U.S. from Peru in 1958 and began his entertainment career four years later with an entry-level job with Films Incorporated in Hollywood. He moved to Avco Embassy Pictures in 1980 as Director of Non-Theatrical Sales and later was upped to VP. The Oriolo family hired Calmette to run business affairs for Felix the Cat Productions, overseeing all of the beloved character’s worldwide merchandising and licensing deals.
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