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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).
Robert Wise was a versatile and acclaimed filmmaker who directed classics such as The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and The Andromeda Strain. He also edited Citizen Kane and won four Oscars for his work.
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- Winchester, Indiana, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
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Sep 7, 2022 · After 40 years, the original Star Trek movie has been finished the way its director intended, with enhanced visual effects and sound. Learn how producer David C. Fein and post-production supervisor Mike Matessino realized Wise's vision for the 4K UHD Blu-Ray release.
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
Apr 28, 2020 · Born in Winchester, Indiana on September 10, 1914, Robert Earl Wise was from an early age enamoured by the movies while growing up in nearby Connersville. At college he hoped to major in journalism, but was forced to withdraw when the Depression took its toll on the family’s finances.
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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...
