Director
Mel Stuart
Born September 2, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA
Died August 9, 201223 films
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.
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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.
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First watchWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory19717.5When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will…View filmFilmography
23 films as director- 2010The Mystery of SleepDirector
- 2005The Hobart ShakespeareansDirector
- 2000Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135Director
- 1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyDirector
- 1997Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-GardeDirector
- 1987Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James BondDirector
- 1981The White LionsDirector
- 1980Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryDirector
- 1979The Triangle Factory Fire ScandalDirector
- 1978Mean Dog BluesDirector
- 1978Ruby and OswaldDirector
- 1976Brenda StarrDirector
- 1976LIFE Goes to the MoviesDirector
- 1973WattstaxDirector
- 1972One Is a Lonely NumberDirector
- 1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryDirector
- 1970I Love My WifeDirector
- 1970The Unfinished Journey of Robert KennedyDirector
- 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumDirector
- 1967China: The Roots of MadnessDirector
- 1966The Making of the President: 1964Director
- 1964Four Days In NovemberDirector
- 1963The Making of the President 1960Director