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Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Apr 16, 2024 · Robert Wise, American movie director and producer whose many works include successful films of nearly every genre, though he is best remembered for the two blockbuster musicals West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Robert Wise. Director: West Side Story. Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent.
Robert Wise. Director: West Side Story. Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent.
Sep 15, 2005 · Robert Wise, a conscientious craftsman in many movie genres who twice received Academy Awards as best director, died yesterday at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 91. His...
May 18, 2018 · Best known as the director of the musical smash hits West Side Story and The Sound of Music, in the 1960s, director Robert Wise (1914–2005) had a long list of credits that included several other important films as well. Early in his career, he also served as editor on the landmark film Citizen Kane.
Sep 7, 2022 · In 1978, four-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Wise was tasked with adapting Star Trek for the big screen, a departure from films like 1961's West Side Story and 1965's The Sound of Music that made him famous.
Robert Wise has been a powerful force in American movies for over six decades, first as editor of several of the cinema’s most enduring classics, then as producer and director of some of the best and most memorable films of all time.
Sep 15, 2005 · Robert Wise, who won four Oscars as producer and director of the classic 1960s musicals “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” has died. He was 91.
Robert Wise - Film Director, Editor, Producer: Although he had never directed a musical, Wise began the 1960s by entering into the unusual relationship of codirecting West Side Story (1961) with Jerome Robbins, who had directed and choreographed the long-running Broadway hit on which the film was based.
