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Robert Wise

Robert Wise

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Born September 10, 1914 · Winchester, Indiana, USA

Biography

Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director. He won Academy Awards as Best Director for The Sound of Music (1965) and West Side Story (1961) as well as nominations as Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and Best Picture for The Sand Pebbles (1966). Among his other films are Born to Kill; Destination Gobi; The Hindenburg; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Run Silent, Run Deep; The Andromeda Strain; The Set-Up; The Haunting; and The Body Snatcher. Wise's working period…

Known For · 37 titles

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
Film '72

Film '72

1971
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987
The Stupids

The Stupids

1996
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

1997
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

1996
Salzburg Sight and Sound

Salzburg Sight and Sound

1965
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989
Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005
Visions of Light

Visions of Light

1992
The Orson Welles Story

The Orson Welles Story

1982
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002
The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

1995
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

2014
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

2004
The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

2003
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

2009
West Side Memories

West Side Memories

2003
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

1990
Making The Earth Stand Still

Making The Earth Stand Still

2001
It's All Brazil

It's All Brazil

1997
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker

Robert Wise: American Filmmaker

2013