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Mel Stuart
Biography
Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1974) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). Stuart also directed feature documentaries including Four Days in November and Wattstax. In addition he has directed or produced over 150 films including movies of the week, The Triangle Factory Fire, Bill, The Chisholms, and Ruby and Oswald, the television series Ripley's Believe it Not, and the documentaries The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1968, The Hobart Shakespeareans, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Man Ray - The Prophet of the Avant-Garde, George Plimpton and the Philharmonic and The Poet's View. He has been awarded four Emmy awards, an Academy Award nomination, a Peabody and numerous other awards. He served as president of the International Documentary Association for two years. He was related to TV producer David L. Wolper. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Stuart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Known For
Directing
Birthday
September 2, 1928
Day of Death
August 9, 2012
Age at Death
83 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self
2024Movie
The Mystery of Sleep
Director
2010Movie
The Mystery of Sleep
Writer
2010Movie
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Director
2005Movie
After They Were Famous
Self
2002TV
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
Self
2001Movie
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
Director
2000Movie
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Director
1998Movie
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Producer
1998Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Executive Producer
1998TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Producer
1998TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Director
1998TV
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
Director
1997Movie
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Director
1987Movie
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Producer
1987Movie
Bill
Producer
1981Movie
The White Lions
Director
1981Movie
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Director
1980Movie
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Director
1979Movie
The Chisholms
Director
1979TV
Mean Dog Blues
Director
1978Movie
Ruby and Oswald
Director
1978Movie
LIFE Goes to the Movies
Director
1976Movie
Brenda Starr
Director
1976Movie
Welcome Back, Kotter
Director
1975TV
Wattstax
Director
1973Movie
Wattstax
Producer
1973Movie
One Is a Lonely Number
Director
1972Movie
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Director
1971Movie
I Love My Wife
Director
1970Movie
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
Director
1970Movie
Turn-On
1969TV
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Director
1969Movie
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Executive Producer
1968Movie
China: The Roots of Madness
Director
1967Movie
The Making of the President: 1964
Director
1966Movie
The Thin Blue Line
Executive Producer
1966Movie
The Teen-Age Revolution
Executive Producer
1965Movie
The Bold Men
Executive Producer
1965Movie
Four Days In November
Director
1964Movie
Four Days In November
Producer
1964Movie
The Making of the President 1960
Director
1963Movie