A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Born:
September 2, 1928
Died:
August 9, 2012
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
Director:
1963 The Making of the President 1960
1964 Four Days In November
1967 China: The Roots of Madness
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1970 I Love My Wife
1970 The Journey of Robert Kennedy
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 One Is a Lonely Number
1973 Wattstax
1976 Brenda Starr
1976 LIFE Goes to the Movies
1978 Mean Dog Blues
1978 Ruby and Oswald
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1981 The White Lions
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1997 Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
2000 Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2005 The Hobart Shakespeareans
2010 The Mystery of Sleep
Executive Producer:
1963 The Making of the President 1960
1964 Four Days In November
1965 The Bold Men
1965 The Teen-Age Revolution
1966 The Thin Blue Line
1967 China: The Roots of Madness
1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1970 I Love My Wife
1970 The Journey of Robert Kennedy
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 One Is a Lonely Number
1973 Wattstax
1976 Brenda Starr
1976 LIFE Goes to the Movies
1978 Mean Dog Blues
1978 Ruby and Oswald
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1981 The White Lions
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1997 Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
2000 Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2005 The Hobart Shakespeareans
2010 The Mystery of Sleep
Producer:
1963 The Making of the President 1960
1964 Four Days In November
1965 The Bold Men
1965 The Teen-Age Revolution
1966 The Thin Blue Line
1967 China: The Roots of Madness
1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1970 I Love My Wife
1970 The Journey of Robert Kennedy
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 One Is a Lonely Number
1973 Wattstax
1976 Brenda Starr
1976 LIFE Goes to the Movies
1978 Mean Dog Blues
1978 Ruby and Oswald
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1981 Bill
1981 The White Lions
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1997 Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
2000 Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2005 The Hobart Shakespeareans
2010 The Mystery of Sleep
Writer:
1963 The Making of the President 1960
1964 Four Days In November
1965 The Bold Men
1965 The Teen-Age Revolution
1966 The Thin Blue Line
1967 China: The Roots of Madness
1968 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1970 I Love My Wife
1970 The Journey of Robert Kennedy
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1972 One Is a Lonely Number
1973 Wattstax
1976 Brenda Starr
1976 LIFE Goes to the Movies
1978 Mean Dog Blues
1978 Ruby and Oswald
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1981 Bill
1981 The White Lions
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1997 Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
2000 Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
2005 The Hobart Shakespeareans
2010 The Mystery of Sleep
Director:
1975 Welcome Back, Kotter
1979 The Chisholms
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Executive Producer:
1975 Welcome Back, Kotter
1979 The Chisholms
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Producer:
1975 Welcome Back, Kotter
1979 The Chisholms
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
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