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Robert Stevenson(1905-1986)

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Robert Stevenson was born on 31 March 1905 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Mary Poppins (1964), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) and Nine Days a Queen (1936). He was previously married to Ursula Henderson, Frances Holyoke Howard, Anna Lee and Cecilie L Leslie. He died on 30 April 1986 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornMarch 31, 1905
DiedApril 30, 1986(81)
BornMarch 31, 1905
DiedApril 30, 1986(81)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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"Mary Poppins" Julie Andrews, Dir.  Robert Stevenson, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, David Tomlinson, Glynnis Johns, Arthur Treacher, Hermione Baddley, Elsa Lanchester Disney 1963

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Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Director
  • 1964
Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0
  • Director
  • 1971
Nine Days a Queen (1936)
Nine Days a Queen
6.5
  • Director
  • 1936
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
King Solomon's Mines
6.3
  • Director
  • 1937

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Director

  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Dean Jones in The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
    The Shaggy D.A.
  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
    • (directed by)
  • Agneta Eckemyr, David Gwillim, David Hartman, Mako, Jacques Marin, and Donald Sinden in The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
    The Island at the Top of the World
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • The Love Bug (1968)
    The Love Bug
  • Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
    Blackbeard's Ghost
  • The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
    The Gnome-Mobile
  • The Boston Tea Party
  • Roddy McDowall, Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, and Syn Cat in That Darn Cat! (1965)
    That Darn Cat!
  • The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
    The Monkey's Uncle
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
    Mary Poppins
  • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
    The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Writer

  • Janet Jackson, Johnny Brown, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Ben Powers, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Peter O'Toole and Peter Finch in Kidnapped (1959)
    Kidnapped
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
  • Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles in Jane Eyre (1943)
    Jane Eyre
  • The Frightened Lady (1940)
    The Frightened Lady
    • (uncredited)
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jimmy Lydon in Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
    Tom Brown's School Days
  • Return to Yesterday (1940)
    Return to Yesterday
  • Young Man's Fancy (1939)
    Young Man's Fancy
  • Barry K. Barnes, Jane Baxter, and Clive Brook in The Ware Case (1938)
    The Ware Case
  • Patricia Ellis and Jack Hulbert in Gaiety Girls (1937)
    Gaiety Girls
  • Windbag the Sailor (1936)
    Windbag the Sailor
  • Nine Days a Queen (1936)
    Nine Days a Queen
  • Charles Boyer, John Loder, and Merle Oberon in Thunder in the East (1934)
    Thunder in the East
  • Charles Boyer and Lilian Harvey in The Only Girl (1933)
    The Only Girl

Producer

  • Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
    Know Your Ally: Britain
    • (uncredited)
  • Brian Aherne, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Herbert Marshall, Robert Cummings, Ida Lupino, Anna Neagle, and Merle Oberon in Forever and a Day (1943)
    Forever and a Day
  • Jack Hulbert in The Camels Are Coming (1934)
    The Camels Are Coming
  • 182
    Little Friend

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    • March 31, 1905
    • Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • April 30, 1986
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(after long illness)
    • Ursula HendersonJanuary 17, 1963 - April 30, 1986 (his death)
    • Venetia Stevenson
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    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Is the only director to be nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for directing a Disney movie.

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