"Diamond in the Rough" Bio of Actor Walter Matthau Now on DVD

Janson Media today announced the release of the DVD, Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough. The title is the ninth to be released on DVD from the company's Hollywood Collection, an award-winning archive of 34 movie star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Productions between 1985 and 1999.Walter Matthau was barely three when his father deserted the family. Poverty and New York street smarts produced a self-deprecating humor that never left. The G.I. Bill let him study acting and by 1951 he earned a New York Drama Critics Award. Television dramas followed and then came Hollywood. When director Billy Wilder cast him opposite Jack Lemmon, a classic partnership was created. In Lemmon, Matthau found an enduring friend and frequent co-star. Matthau's real-life combination of cynicism and gruff sentimentality was reflected in the performances that brought him to major stardom. Two-time Academy Award winner, Matthau's 50 years of show business have earned him the love of millions and the admiration of fellow professionals. Clips used include: Face In The Crowd, Charade, The Fortune Cookie, The Odd Couple, Cactus Flower, The Sunshine Boys, Hopscotch, Grumpy Old Men and I'm Not Rappaport. In addition to Walter Matthau himself, on-screen interviewees include actors Jack Lemmon, Julie Harris, Ozzie Davis and Roddy McDowell, directors Herbert Ross, Edward Dmytryk, writer Neil Simon and Walter's son, director Charles Matthau. Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough is now available for all television, DVD, and new media markets worldwide exclusively through Janson Media. The DVD also includes a Walter Matthau Photo Gallery, a Meet the Producers slideshow, and trailers of other Hollywood Collection DVDs. FEATURE: 52 Minutes TOTAL CONTENT: 86 Minutes PRICE: $24.95 CATALOG #: 20355 UPC #: 6-4603203559-9 ISBN #: 1-56839-275-3 Pre-Book Date: May 16th Street Date: May 23rd