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Robert Stevenson

Born March 31, 1905 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UKDied April 30, 198650 films

Robert Stevenson (31 March 1905, Buxton, Derbyshire – 30 April 1986) was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.

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He moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson received a nomination for Best Director Oscar.

Stevenson divorced his first wife Cecilie and married actress Anna Lee in 1934. They lived on London's Bankside for five years, moving to Hollywood in 1939, where he remained for many years. They had two daughters, Venetia and Caroline, before divorcing in March 1944.

He married Frances Holyoke Howard on October 8, 1944; they later divorced. They had one son, Hugh Howard Stevenson. Robert Stevenson's widow, Ursula Henderson, appeared as herself in the documentary Locked in the Tower: The Men behind Jane Eyre in 2007.

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Mary Poppins posterFirst watchMary Poppins19647.5In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.View film

Essential films

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks poster7.0Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971The Love Bug poster6.6The Love Bug1968Old Yeller poster6.9Old Yeller1957Herbie Rides Again poster6.2Herbie Rides Again1974That Darn Cat! poster6.6That Darn Cat!1965Jane Eyre poster6.9Jane Eyre1943The Absent-Minded Professor poster6.5The Absent-Minded Professor1961Darby O'Gill and the Little People poster6.7Darby O'Gill and the Little People1959

Filmography

50 films as director
  1. 1976The Shaggy D.A.Director
  2. 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingDirector
  3. 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldDirector
  4. 1974Herbie Rides AgainDirector
  5. 1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksDirector
  6. 1969My Dog, the ThiefDirector
  7. 1968The Love BugDirector
  8. 1968Blackbeard's GhostDirector
  9. 1967The Gnome-MobileDirector
  10. 1965That Darn Cat!Director
  11. 1965The Monkey's UncleDirector
  12. 1964Mary PoppinsDirector
  13. 1964The Misadventures of Merlin JonesDirector
  14. 1963Son of FlubberDirector
  15. 1962In Search of the CastawaysDirector
  16. 1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorDirector
  17. 1960KidnappedDirector
  18. 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleDirector
  19. 1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsDirector
  20. 1957Old YellerDirector
  21. 1957The Best Doggoned Dog in the WorldDirector
  22. 1957Johnny TremainDirector
  23. 1957The Liberty StoryDirector
  24. 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetDirector
  25. 1955Atomic Energy as a Force for GoodDirector
  26. 1953Heart of GoldDirector
  27. 1952The Las Vegas StoryDirector
  28. 1951My Forbidden PastDirector
  29. 1950Walk Softly, StrangerDirector
  30. 1950The Woman on Pier 13Director
  31. 1948To the Ends of the EarthDirector
  32. 1947Dishonored LadyDirector
  33. 1944Know Your Ally: BritainDirector
  34. 1943Jane EyreDirector
  35. 1943Forever and a DayDirector
  36. 1942Joan of ParisDirector
  37. 1941Back StreetDirector
  38. 1940Tom Brown's School DaysDirector
  39. 1940Return to YesterdayDirector
  40. 1939Young Man's FancyDirector
  41. 1938The Ware CaseDirector
  42. 1938Owd BobDirector
  43. 1937Non-Stop New YorkDirector
  44. 1937King Solomon's MinesDirector
  45. 1936Jack of All TradesDirector
  46. 1936The Man Who Changed His MindDirector
  47. 1936Tudor RoseDirector
  48. 1934The Camels Are ComingDirector
  49. 1933Falling for YouDirector
  50. 1932Happy Ever AfterDirector