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Mel Stuart(1928-2012)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Mel Stuart was born on 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman and Harriet Rosalind Dolin. He died on 9 August 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1928
DiedAugust 9, 2012(83)
BornSeptember 2, 1928
DiedAugust 9, 2012(83)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Peter Ostrum and Mel Stuart in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Suzanne Pleshette and Mel Stuart at an event for If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Paris Themmen, Julie Dawn Cole, Rusty Goffe, Denise Nickerson, and Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1971
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2000
The Making of the President 1960 (1963)
The Making of the President 1960
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1963
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Welcome Back, Kotter
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Acting Normal
    Short
    • producer
    • 2009
  • The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
    The Hobart Shakespeareans
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Louise Glück: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2004
  • John Ashbery: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom (2003)
    Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom
    5.8
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2003
  • Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View
    Video
    • producer
    • 2001
  • BBC: A Window on the World
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
    Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
    7.4
    • producer
    • 2000
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of
    5.7
    TV Special
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Against the Grain
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998

Director

  • Shakespeare in Watts (2013)
    Shakespeare in Watts
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The Hobart Shakespeareans (2005)
    The Hobart Shakespeareans
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Louise Glück: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2004
  • John Ashbery: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom (2003)
    Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom
    5.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • W. S. Merwin: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Still Perfect: 20 Unforgettable Photographs
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Seeing Stars... with Hy Gardner
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Anthony Hecht: The Poet's View
    Video
    • Director
    • 2001
  • BBC: A Window on the World
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
    Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2000
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997–1998
  • Unclaimed Fortunes
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989

Writer

  • The Mystery of Sleep (2010)
    The Mystery of Sleep
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982)
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1982–1985
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • A Nation of Immigrants (1967)
    A Nation of Immigrants
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Story of... (1962)
    Story of...
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962–1963
  • D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962)
    D-Day June 6, 1944
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • September 2, 1928
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 2012
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Roberta Frances SilbermanNovember 9, 1985 - February 12, 2011 (her death)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    First cousin of Stan Lee.
  • Quotes
    [on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)] I'm not talking down to children and giving them squirrels with funny faces and all that stuff.

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