Full Name Stuart Solomon Years active 1963–2000 Cause of death Cancer Name Mel Stuart | Nationality American Role Film director Occupation Director, producer | |
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Born September 2, 1928 ( 1928-09-02 ) New York City Relatives Maximilian Stuart, Eleanor Stuart (Grandchildren) Andrew Stuart, Madeleine Stuart, Peter Stuart (Children) Died August 9, 2012, Beverly Hills, California, United States Spouse Harriet Rosalind Dolin (m. 1956–1979), Roberta Silberman (m. ?–2011) Children Madeline Stuart, Peter Stuart, Andrew Stuart Books Pure imagination : the making of Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory Movies Willy Wonka & the Choc, Wattstax, If It's Tuesday - This Must, Four Days in November, Mean Dog Blues Similar People Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, Gene Wilder, Denise Nickerson, Julie Dawn Cole | ||
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Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer, who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance.
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- Artinquiry man ray prophet of the avant garde mel stuart molly barnes
- Mel stuart interview willy wonka and the chocolate factory pt 1
- Career
- Awards
- Personal life
- Death
- Selected filmography
- References
Mel stuart interview willy wonka and the chocolate factory pt 1
Career
Stuart directed the fantasy-musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He has directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One is a Lonely Number (1972) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000).
Stuart also directed feature documentaries including Four Days in November and Wattstax.
In addition he has directed or produced over 180 films including movies of the week The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, Bill, The Chisholms, and Ruby and Oswald, the television series Ripley's Believe it or Not, and the documentaries The Making of the President 1960, 1964, and 1968, The Hobart Shakespeareans, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Man Ray — The Prophet of the Avant-Garde, George Plimpton and the Philharmonic, and The Poet's View. He won awards for the made for TV production Bill, starring Mickey Rooney
Awards
He was awarded an Emmy award, an Academy Award nomination, a Peabody, and numerous other awards. Stuart also served as president of the International Documentary Association for two years.
Personal life
Stuart was born to Edgar and Cecille Solomon, graduated from New York University in 1949, and worked for an advertising company. Stuart married his first wife Harriet Rosalind Dolin on August 12, 1956. They had three children: Madeline, Peter, and Andrew. Madeline and Peter made appearances in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Stuart and Dolin divorced in 1979. He married his second wife Roberta Silberman in the 1980s, and they stayed together until her death in 2011.
Death
On August 9, 2012, Stuart died at the age of 83 after suffering cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his three children from his first marriage, Andrew, Madeleine, and Peter Stuart, Stuart was also survived by two grandchildren, Maximilian Stuart and Eleanor Stuart.