Mel Stuart
American film director and producer celebrated for helming Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and a prolific career spanning documentaries, television, and feature films.
Mel Stuart - Personal Information
- Name: Mel Stuart
- Date of Birth: September 2, 1928
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Date of Death: August 9, 2012
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Writer
Biography
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.
He was related to TV producer David L. Wolper.
Filmography
A selection of Mel Stuart's notable screen appearances and credited works.
- After They Were Famous (TV - 2002) as Self
- Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (2001) as Self
- Turn-On (TV - 1969)
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