Mel Stuart

Known for DirectingBorn 1928-09-02Died 2012-08-09New York City, New York, USA

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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

The White Lions

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

Ruby and Oswald

LIFE Goes to the Movies

Remembering Gene Wilder

The Chisholms

Bill

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

China: The Roots of Madness

Welcome Back, Kotter

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond

After They Were Famous

Brenda Starr

Wattstax

Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135

The Mystery of Sleep

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Four Days In November

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

One Is a Lonely Number

Mean Dog Blues

Turn-On

I Love My Wife

The Making of the President: 1964

The Thin Blue Line

The Teen-Age Revolution

The Bold Men

The Making of the President 1960