Mel Stuart

Mel Stuart

ProducerDirectorWriter
Born
September 2, 1928
Died
August 9, 2012
Awards
3 wins, 8 nominations

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), The Making of the President 1960 (1963) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman and…

Biography

Mel Stuart was born on September 2, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), The Making of the President 1960 (1963) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman and Harriet Rosalind Dolin. He died on August 9, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ripley's Believe It or Not!(1982)

Editorial Department

The 53rd Annual Academy AwardsThe 53rd Annual Academy Awards(1981)

Archive Footage

Remembering Gene WilderRemembering Gene Wilder(2023)as Self - Director
TCM Remembers 2012(2012)as Self, director

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Peter Ostrum and Mel Stuart in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)Suzanne Pleshette and Mel Stuart at an event for If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)Paris Themmen, Julie Dawn Cole, Rusty Goffe, Denise Nickerson, and Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)Mel Stuart at an event for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)