As he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, acknowledging his win of the Irving G. Thalberg award five years prior, he spoke of “the responsibilities of good citizenship.”

Source: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/walter-mirisch-oscar-winning-producer-of-in-the-heat-of-the-night-and-co-founder-of-the-mirisch-company-has-died-at-age-101

Mirisch was a former President of the Academy and one of the few people ever to receive AMPAS’ key three honors: A Best Picture Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

Source: https://deadline.com/2023/03/academy-awards-celebrations-blanchett-bono-baz-oscar-farewell-1235284847/

The studio and Thalberg took a gonzo troupe of no-holds-barred comics and reduced them to eccentric do-gooders in subpar musical “comedies” that pandered to MGM’s “respectable” audiences.

Source: https://collider.com/marx-brothers-irving-thalberg/