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| - | '''Robert Wise''' ([[September 10]], [[1914]] – [[September 14]], [[2005]]) was an [[USA|American]] sound effects editor, film editor, and [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] film producer and director. Among his many famous films are ''[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[West Side Story (film)|West Side Story]]'', ''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep]]'', ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'', ''[[The Set-Up]]'', ''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]'', and ''[[The Body Snatcher (film)|The Body Snatcher]]''. Wise's working period spanned the [[1930s in film|1930s]] to the [[1990s in film|1990s]]. | ||
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| - | ===As director / producer=== | ||
| - | *''[[Action in Arabia]]'' (1944; second unit director, uncredited) | + | '''Robert Earl Wise''' (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] for both ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' (1961) and ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965). He was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] for ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (1941) and directed and produced ''[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]'' (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture. |
| - | *''[[Mademoiselle Fifi]]'' (1944; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Curse of the Cat People]]'' (1944; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Body Snatcher (film)|The Body Snatcher]]'' (1945; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Game of Death]]'' (1945; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Criminal Court]]'' (1946; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Born to Kill]]'' (1947; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Blood on the Moon]]'' (1948; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Mystery in Mexico]]'' (1948; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Set-Up (1949)|The Set-Up]]'' (1949; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Three Secrets]]'' (1950; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Two Flags West]]'' (1950; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (1951; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The House on Telegraph Hill]]'' (1951; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Something for the Birds]]'' (1952; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Captive City]]'' (1952; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Return to Paradise]]'' (1953) (producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[So Big]]'' (1953; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Destination Gobi]]'' (1953; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Desert Rats (film)]]'' (1953; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Executive Suite]]'' (1954; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Somebody Up There Likes Me]]'' (1956; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Tribute to a Bad Man]]'' (1956; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Helen of Troy (film)|Helen of Troy]]'' (1956; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Until They Sail]]'' (1957; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[This Could Be the Night]]'' (1957; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Run Silent Run Deep]]'' (1958; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Odds Against Tomorrow]]'' (1959; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[West Side Story (film)|West Side Story]]'' (1961; director and producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[Two for the Seesaw]]'' (1962; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]'' (1963; director and producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965; director and producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]'' (1966; director and producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Baby Maker]]'' (1970; executive producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'' (1971; director and producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[Two People]]'' (1973; director) (producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (1975; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Audrey Rose (film)|Audrey Rose]]'' (1977; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'' (1986; executive producer) | + | |
| - | *''[[Rooftops (film)|Rooftops]]'' (1989; director) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' (1996; actor) | + | |
| - | *''[[A Storm in Summer (TV Movie)]]'' (2000; director) | + | |
| - | ===As editor / assistant editor=== | + | Among his other films are ''[[The Body Snatcher (film)|The Body Snatcher]]'' (1945), ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947), ''[[The Set-Up (1949 film)|The Set-Up]]'' (1949), ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (1951), ''[[Destination Gobi]]'' (1953), ''[[This Could Be the Night (film)|This Could Be The Night]]'' (1957), ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep (1958 film)|Run Silent, Run Deep]]'' (1958), ''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958), ''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]'' (1963), ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'' (1971), ''[[The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (1975) and ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979). |
| - | *''[[Top Hat]]'' (1935; sound effects editor, uncredited) | + | He was the president of the [[Directors Guild of America]] from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] from 1985 through 1988. |
| - | *''[[The Informer]]'' (1935; sound effects editor, uncredited) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Gay Divorcee]]'' (1934; sound effects editor, uncredited) | + | Wise achieved critical success as a director in a striking variety of film genres: [[Horror film|horror]], [[Film noir|noir]], [[Western (genre)|western]], [[war film|war]], [[science fiction film|science fiction]], [[musical film|musical]] and [[drama film|drama]], with many repeat successes within each genre. Wise's meticulous preparation may have been largely motivated by studio budget constraints, but advanced the moviemaking art. Robert Wise received the [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] in 1998. |
| - | *''[[Of Human Bondage]]'' (1934; apprentice sound effects editor, uncredited) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle]]'' (1939; assistant editor, uncredited) | + | |
| - | *''[[Bachelor Mother]]'' (1939; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[5th Ave Girl]]'' (1939; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1939; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[My Favorite Wife]]'' (1940; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[Dance, Girl, Dance]]'' (1940; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (1941; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Devil and Daniel Webster]]'' (1941; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Magnificent Ambersons (film)|The Magnificent Ambersons]]'' (1942; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[Seven Days' Leave]]'' (1942; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[Bombardier]]'' (1943; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Fallen Sparrow]]'' (1943; editor) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Iron Major]]'' (1943; editor) | + | |
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Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
Among his other films are The Body Snatcher (1945), Born to Kill (1947), The Set-Up (1949), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Destination Gobi (1953), This Could Be The Night (1957), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), I Want to Live! (1958), The Haunting (1963), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Hindenburg (1975) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1985 through 1988.
Wise achieved critical success as a director in a striking variety of film genres: horror, noir, western, war, science fiction, musical and drama, with many repeat successes within each genre. Wise's meticulous preparation may have been largely motivated by studio budget constraints, but advanced the moviemaking art. Robert Wise received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1998.
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