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Henry Winkler to Paul Zaza
Robert E. Wise Biography (1914-)
Born September 10, 1914, in Winchester, IN; son of Earl W. (a meat packer) and Olive R. (Longenecker) Wise; married Patricia Doyle, May 25, 1942 (deceased, 1975); married Millicent Franklin, January 29, 1977; children: Robert A. Addresses: OFFICE--Sunset-Gower Studios, 1438 N. Gower Street, Suite 562, Hollywood, CA 90028. AGENT--Phil Gersh Agency, 222 N. Canon Drive, BeverlyHills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- September 10, 1914
- Winchester, Indiana, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
- The Curse of the Cat People (co-directed with Gunther von Fritsch), RKO,1944.
- Mademoiselle Fifi, RKO, 1944.
- The Body Snatchers, RKO, 1945.
- A Game of Death, RKO, 1945.
- Criminal Court, RKO, 1946.
- Born to Kill, RKO, 1947.
- Mystery in Mexico, RKO, 1948.
- Blood on the Moon, RKO, 1948.
- The Set-up, RKO, 1949.
- Three Secrets, Warner Brothers, 1950.
- Two Flags West, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
- The House on Telegraph Hill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
- The Day the Earth Stood Still, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
- Captive City, 1952.
- Something for the Birds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
- Destination Gobi, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
- The Desert Rats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
- So Big, Warner Brothers, 1953.
- Executive Suite, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954.
- Helen of Troy, Warner Brothers (made in Italy), 1955 (released in U.S., 1956).
- Tribute to a Bad Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
- Somebody Up There Likes Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
- This Could Be the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957.
- Until They Sail, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957.
- Bannon (uncompleted), 1957.
- Run Silent, Run Deep, United Artists, 1958.
- I Want to Live!, United Artists, 1958.
- Odds Against Tomorrow, United Artists, 1959.
- West Side Story (co-directed with Jerome Robbins), United Artists, 1961.
- Two for the Seesaw, United Artists, 1962.
- The Haunting, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963.
- The Sound of Music, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- The Sand Pebbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
- Star!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968 (re-edited and released as Those Werethe Happy Times, 1969).
- The Andromeda Strain, Universal, 1971.
- Two People, Universal, 1973.
- The Hindenburg, Universal, 1975.
- Audrey Rose, United Artists, 1977.
- Star Trek--The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979.
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