Mel Stuart
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Mel Stuart is an American director by trade whose name sits in the credits rather than on the poster. The most visible credit is 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. Most of this work was done in rooms the audience never sees.
Mel Stuart
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Mel Stuart is an American director by trade whose name sits in the credits rather than on the poster. The most visible credit is 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. Most of this work was done in rooms the audience never sees.
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Is Mel Stuart still alive?
Mel Stuart passed away on August 9, 2012 at age 83.
What are the most famous roles of Mel Stuart?
Mel Stuart is best known for directing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, Wattstax.
How many movies has Mel Stuart directed?
Over a 49-year career (since 1963), Mel Stuart has directed or written 5 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Mel Stuart's first movie?
The career of Mel Stuart began with The Making of the President 1960 (1963).
What is Mel Stuart's most recent movie or series?
Mel Stuart's most recent release is The Mystery of Sleep, which premiered on January 1, 2010.
What TV shows has Mel Stuart created or directed?
On television, Mel Stuart has appeared in Welcome Back, Kotter, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, The Chisholms.
Mel Stuart
1928-09-02 · 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 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.
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