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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).
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- Film director, film producer, film editor
- Robert Earl Wise, September 10, 1914, Winchester, Indiana, U.S.
Died September 14, 2005 (91) Add to list. Won 4 Oscars. 39 wins & 26 nominations total. Photos 42. Known for. West Side Story. 7.6. Director (directed by) 1961. The Sound of Music.
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- Winchester, Indiana, USA
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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). Other movies included The Set-Up (1949) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
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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.
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- September 14, 2005
1. The Curse of the Cat People. 1944 1h 10m Approved. 6.7 (7.2K) Rate. The young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed befriends her father's dead first wife and an aging, reclusive actress. Director Gunther von Fritsch Robert Wise Stars Simone Simon Kent Smith Jane Randolph. 2. Mademoiselle Fifi. 1944 1h 9m Approved. 6.3 (620) Rate.
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.
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...
