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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.
Director: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Mel Stuart was born on 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963).
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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 turn by...
Aug 24, 2012 · The largest part of Mel Stuart's prodigious output as a film director and producer was in documentary, where he won several Emmys and was Oscar-nominated; but his best-known venture was the...
Mel Stuart was born on 2 September 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963).
- September 2, 1928
- August 9, 2012
Mel Stuart was a director and producer most well-known for theatrical features like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1974) and documentaries like Wattstax (1973) and Four Days in November (1964).
Aug 9, 2012 · 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.