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Robert Wise (I) (1914–2005)

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Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three brothers. Through an odd job at RKO Radio Pictures at age 19, the avid moviegoer came into the film business. A head sound effects editor at the studio recognized Wise's talent, and made Wise his protégé. Around 1941... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Earl Wise
in Winchester, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 91) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Aaron Meeks with director Robert Wise Directors Group, Nov. 1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman. Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin. Directors Group Party, 11/20/72 (Front) Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin (Back) Robert Mulligan, Wiliam Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman. Robert Wise at event of Citizen Kane Directors Group, Nov. 1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman. Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin.
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2000 A Storm in Summer (TV movie)
 
1989 Rooftops
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
 
1977 Audrey Rose
 
1975 The Hindenburg
 
1973 Two People
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain
 
1968 Star!
 
1966 The Sand Pebbles
 
1965 The Sound of Music
 
1963 The Haunting
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw
 
1961 West Side Story
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
 
1958 I Want to Live!
 
1958 Run Silent Run Deep
 
1957 Until They Sail
 
1957 This Could Be the Night
 
1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
 
1956 Tribute to a Bad Man
 
1956 Helen of Troy
 
1954 Executive Suite
 
1953 So Big
 
1953 The Desert Rats
 
1953 Destination Gobi
 
1952 Something for the Birds
 
1952 The Captive City
 
1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
 
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill
 
1950 Three Secrets
 
1950 Two Flags West
 
1949 The Set-Up
 
1948 Blood on the Moon
 
1948 Mystery in Mexico
 
1947 Born to Kill
 
1946 Criminal Court
 
1945 A Game of Death
 
1945 The Body Snatcher
 
1944 The Curse of the Cat People
 
1944 Mademoiselle Fifi
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (additional sequences - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
1992 At Night the Sun Shines (short) (supervising producer)
 
1986 Wisdom (executive producer - as Robert E. Wise)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (producer)
 
1975 The Hindenburg (producer - uncredited)
 
1973 Two People (producer)
 
1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June (producer - uncredited)
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (producer)
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain (producer)
 
1970 The Baby Maker (executive producer)
 
1966 The Sand Pebbles (producer)
 
1965 The Sound of Music (producer)
 
1963 The Haunting (producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (co-producer)
 
1961 West Side Story (producer)
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow (producer)
 
1953 Return to Paradise (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (12 titles)
Show ShowSound Department (4 titles)
1935 Top Hat (sound effects editor - uncredited)
 
1935 The Informer (sound effects editor - uncredited)
 
1934 The Gay Divorcee (sound effects editor - uncredited)
 
1934 Of Human Bondage (apprentice sound effects editor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1986 Precious Images (documentary short) (advisor: Directors Guild of America)
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (presenter)
 
1944 Marine Raiders (director: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
1944 Action in Arabia (second unit director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1996 The Stupids
Stanley's Neighbor
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (assistant editor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode)
– Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999) (acknowledgment)
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary) (special thanks: for his participation)
 
1994 The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (video documentary) (sincere appreciation)
 
1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary) (thanks)
 
1984 Voice in Exile (short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (65 titles)
2010 Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
 
2009 On Profiles in Courage (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 World Film Report (TV series)
Himself
– Xun fang 'Ying yue zhi sheng' de gu xiang: Sa er ci bao (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Director / Himself - Producer
– Natalie Wood: Child of Hollywood (2003) … Himself
– Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell (1998) … Himself
– Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) … Himself
– Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince (1995) … Himself
– Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) … Himself
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2003 West Side Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Buñuel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Robert Wise … Himself
 
1998 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Himself
– Bela Lugosi (1998) … Himself
 
1998 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Natalie Wood (1997) … Himself
 
1997 To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Tudo É Brasil (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
Himself, guest
– Episode dated 12 February 1996 (1996) … Himself, guest
 
1996 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) … Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Ghosts (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Boris Karloff (video documentary short)
Himself - Director - 'The Body Snatcher'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Bela Lugosi (video documentary short)
Himself - Director - 'The Body Snatcher'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Zombies (video documentary short)
Himself - RKO Editor & Director
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself - Director 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Freaks (video documentary)
Himself - Director. 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Making the Earth Stand Still (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Le club (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Wise … Himself
 
1994 The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (video documentary)
Himself, producer and director
 
1994 Silver Star! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Complete Citizen Kane (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dark Victory (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Best Actor Award for Paul Newman
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1982 The History of the SF Film (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1982 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– The Orson Welles Story (1982) … Himself - Interviewee (uncredited)
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Crenna (1972) … Himself
 
1968-1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Wise (1971) … Himself
– Star (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
 
1965 Salzburg Sight and Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: 2 Awards
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (video documentary short)
Himself - Interviewee (voice) (archive sound)
 
2008 Decoding 'Klaatu Barada Nikto': Science Fiction as Metaphor (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself, in memorial sequence
 
2005 Ceremonia de clausura (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Robert E. Wise

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

Not true there was a cabal preventing Orson [Orson Welles] from making more films. He simply never fulfilled himself after that magnificent start, His own fault - lack of self-discipline. See more »

Trivia:

After collaborating closely and happily on the editing of Citizen Kane with Orson Welles, Wise was assigned to edit The Magnificent Ambersons. When Welles left the country following the filming of that film, Though Wise initially refused the assignment in respect of Welles' vision, he relented and allowed... See more »

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Star Sign:

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