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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.
Mel Stuart (1928-2012) was a filmmaker who worked on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Making of the President 1960 and other projects. He was also a cousin of Stan Lee and a TV series producer.
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Aug 10, 2012 · Aug. 10, 2012. Mel Stuart, who won three Emmy Awards as a producer or director of documentaries — two of them penetrating histories of presidential campaigns — but who also took a fantastical...
Mel Stuart was a producer and director of documentaries and films, best known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He was a cousin of Stan Lee and died in 2012 in Beverly Hills.
- September 2, 1928
- August 9, 2012
Aug 24, 2012 · Mel Stuart was a prolific film director and producer, best known for his musical-fantasy adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel. He also made several documentaries on history, arts and politics, and won several Emmys and an Oscar nomination.
Aug 12, 2012 · Ryan Gilbey. Sun 12 Aug 2012 12.32 EDT. Mel Stuart, who has died aged 83, became widely known for directing two radically dissimilar films, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Wattstax.
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Jun 30, 1971 · A 1971 fantasy comedy film directed by Mel Stuart, based on Roald Dahl's novel. Gene Wilder stars as Willy Wonka, a mysterious candy maker who invites five children to tour his factory.
