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Mel Stuart
New York City, New York, USA
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…
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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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2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie Self
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2010
The Mystery of Sleep
Movie Director
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2005
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Movie Director
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2002
After They Were Famous
TV show Self
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2000
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
Movie Director
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1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
TV show Executive Producer
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1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Movie Director
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1997
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
Movie Director
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1987
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Movie Director
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1981
The White Lions
Movie Director
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1981
Bill
Movie Producer
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1980
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Movie Director
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1979
The Chisholms
TV show Director
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1979
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Movie Director
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1978
Mean Dog Blues
Movie Director
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1978
Ruby and Oswald
Movie Director
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1976
Brenda Starr
Movie Director
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1976
LIFE Goes to the Movies
Movie Director
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1975
Welcome Back, Kotter
TV show Director
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1973
Wattstax
Movie Producer
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1972
One Is a Lonely Number
Movie Director
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1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Movie Director
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1970
I Love My Wife
Movie Director
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1970
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy
Movie Director
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1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Movie Director
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1969
Turn-On
TV show
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1968
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Movie Executive Producer
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1967
China: The Roots of Madness
Movie Director
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1966
The Making of the President: 1964
Movie Director
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1966
The Thin Blue Line
Movie Executive Producer
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1965
The Teen-Age Revolution
Movie Executive Producer
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1965
The Bold Men
Movie Executive Producer
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1964
Four Days In November
Movie Director
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1963
The Making of the President 1960
Movie Director
