Walter Keane became a national celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations across the country.
The dispute between Margaret and Walter began after release of a news article in which Walter compared himself to Rembrandt and El Greco.
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It is set to release to theaters in August 2014 with Christoph Waltz playing Keane and Amy Adams playing his wife, Margaret.
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He gained fame as a painter who, together with his wife Margaret Keane, produced a large number of kitsch paintings, characterized by large-eyed waifs.
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Walter Keane will be played by two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz, with Margaret being portrayed by five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams.