Mel Stuart

Directing·Sep 2, 1928·New York City, New York, USA

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Stuart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Film	Credit
Remembering Gene Wilder2024 · Self	Self
The Mystery of Sleep2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Hobart Shakespeareans2005 · Director	Director
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'2001 · Self	Self
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 1352000 · Director	Director
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy1998 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde1997 · Director	Director
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond1987 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The White Lions1981 · Director	Director
Bill1981 · Producer	Producer
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story1980 · Director	Director
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal1979 · Director	Director
Mean Dog Blues1978 · Director	Director
Ruby and Oswald1978 · Director	Director
Brenda Starr1976 · Director	Director
LIFE Goes to the Movies1976 · Director	Director
Wattstax1973 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
One Is a Lonely Number1972 · Director	Director
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971 · Director	Director
I Love My Wife1970 · Director	Director
The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy1970 · Director	Director
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium1969 · Director	Director
China: The Roots of Madness1967 · Director	Director
The Making of the President: 19641966 · Director	Director
Four Days In November1964 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Making of the President 19601963 · Director	Director