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Robert Earl Wise 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.

Birth Name

Robert Earl Wise

Born

Thursday, 10 September 1914

Died

Wednesday, 14 September 2005

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles	Self / Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage)	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Himself (archive footage)	2014
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker	On Camera Interview (archive footage)	2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's	Himself (archive footage)	2009
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows	Himself (archive footage)	2007
The Fearmakers Collection	Himself	2007
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Himself	2005
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic	Himself - Interviewee (archive footage)	2004
World Film Report	Himself	2002
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact	Himself - Director	2000

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles	Self / Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage)	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Himself (archive footage)	2014
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker	On Camera Interview (archive footage)	2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's	Himself (archive footage)	2009
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows	Himself (archive footage)	2007
The Fearmakers Collection	Himself	2007
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Himself	2005
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic	Himself - Interviewee (archive footage)	2004
World Film Report	Himself	2002
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact	Himself - Director	2000
The Directors	Himself	1999
E! Mysteries & Scandals	Himself	1998
Tudo é Brasil	Himself	1997
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula	Himself	1997
100 Years of Horror	Self - Director - 'The Body Snatcher', Self, Self - Director 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', Self - Director. 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', Self - RKO Editor & Director	1996
The Stupids	Stanley's Neighbor	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	Himself	1995
Making the Earth Stand Still	Himself	1995
Visions of Light	Self	1992
The Complete Citizen Kane	Himself	1991
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge	Himself	1990
American Experience	Self	1988
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story	Himself	1987
Biography	Himself	1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal	Himself	1985
Arena	Himself	1975
Great Performances	Self	1971
The Mike Douglas Show	Himself	1961
Two Flags West	Hank	1950

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Got Home Alive	2011
A Storm in Summer	2000
Rooftops	1989
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	1979
Audrey Rose	1977
The Hindenburg	1975
Two People	1973
The Andromeda Strain	1971
Star!	1968
The Sand Pebbles	1966
The Sound Of Music	1965
The Haunting	1963
Two for the Seesaw	1962
West Side Story	1961
Odds Against Tomorrow	1959
I Want to Live!	1958
Run Silent Run Deep	1958
Until They Sail	1957
This Could Be The Night	1957
Somebody Up There Likes Me	1956
Tribute to a Bad Man	1956
Helen Of Troy	1956
Executive Suite	1954
So Big	1953
The Desert Rats	1953
Destination Gobi	1953
Something for the Birds	1952
The Captive City	1952
The Day the Earth Stood Still	1951
The House on Telegraph Hill	1951
Two Flags West	1950
Three Secrets	1950
The Set-Up	1949
Blood On The Moon	1948
Mystery in Mexico	1948
Born To Kill	1947
Criminal Court	1946
A Game of Death	1945
The Body Snatcher	1945
Marine Raiders	1944
The Curse Of The Cat People	1944
Mademoiselle Fifi	1944
The Magnificent Ambersons	1942

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Wisdom	1986
The Hindenburg	1975
Two People	1973
Happy Birthday, Wanda June	1971
The Andromeda Strain	1971
The Baby Maker	1970
The Sergeant	1968
Star!	1968
The Sand Pebbles	1966
The Sound Of Music	1965
The Haunting	1963
Two for the Seesaw	1962
West Side Story	1961
Odds Against Tomorrow	1959
Return to Paradise	1953

Year	Type	Category	Won

1967	Oscar	Best Picture	Nominated
1967	Golden Globe	Best Director	Nominated
1966	Oscar	Best Picture	Won
1966	Oscar	Best Director	Won
1966	Golden Globe	Best Director	Nominated
1964	Golden Globe	Best Director	Nominated
1962	Oscar	Best Picture	Won
1962	Oscar	Best Director	Won
1962	Golden Globe	Best Director	Nominated
1959	Oscar	Best Director	Nominated
1959	Golden Globe	Best Director	Nominated
1942	Oscar	Best Film Editing	Nominated