Mel Stuart

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Mel Stuart (born September 2, 1928 in New York City , † August 9, 2012 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American film director and film producer .

Career

After graduating from New York University , Stuart began working as an assistant editor in an advertising company in 1954 . Since 1959, Stuart worked for David L. Wolper in his new film production company as the producer and director of several documentaries as well as the director of the films So Travel and So We Love ( If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium , 1969), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , 1971) and Feuerfalle ( The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal , 1979). After the Wolper Organization was taken over by Warner Brothers in 1977, Stuart made other films as a freelance producer and director, such as Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). In total, he was involved in over 180 films during his career.

Awards

  • 1964: Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs in The Making of the President
  • 1965: Oscar - nominated for the best documentary : Four Days in November
  • 1977: Emmy nomination for Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement in Life Goes to the Movies
  • 1982: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Special in Bill
  • 1997: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Informational Special in Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant Garde

literature

  • Mel Stuart, Josh Young: Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , 2002, ISBN 0312287771

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'Willie Wonka' director Mel Stuart dies at age 83
personal data
SURNAME Stuart, Mel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 2012
Place of death Beverly Hills , California