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Melville Shavelson (April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987.
Melville Shavelson. Writer: The Five Pennies. Melville Shavelson was born on 1 April 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Five Pennies (1959), Houseboat (1958) and The Seven Little Foys (1955).
Aug 9, 2007 · Melville Shavelson, a comedy writer, producer and director who worked with stars such as Cary Grant, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball and garnered two Academy Award nominations for his original ...
Aug 11, 2007 · Melville Shavelson was born in Brooklyn on April 1, 1917. (His mother adored the author of “Moby-Dick,” Mrs. Shavelson said.) He earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell in 1937 and afterward ...
Melville Shavelson. Melville Shavelson received two Academy Award nominations for his original screenplays and has written or co-written more than 30 theatrical motion pictures, including The Seven Little Foys (1955), Beau James (1957), Houseboat (1958), The Five Pennies (1959), and It Started in Naples (1960) as well as Yours, Mine and Ours ...
Aug 12, 2007 · LOS ANGELES — Melville Shavelson, a comedy writer, producer and director who worked with stars such as Cary Grant, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball and garnered two Academy Award nominations for his ...
Aug 9, 2007 · On April 6, 1999, Archive of American Television director Karen Herman interviewed writer and former Writers Guild of America president Melville Shavelson. During the four-and-a-half-hour interview, Shavelson spoke of his early work as a press agent with Milt Josefsberg in 1938, and his moved to Los Angeles the following year, with Josefsberg, to write for the radio show The Pepsodent Bob Hope Show .
