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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, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance.
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), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963).
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Aug 10, 2012 · Mel Stuart, who won three Emmy Awards as a producer or director of documentaries — two of them penetrating histories of presidential campaigns — but who also took a fantastical turn by directing...
Aug 10, 2012 · Mel Stuart, the director of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has died aged 83. His family said he died at his Beverly Hills home after suffering from cancer. He began his career...
Aug 10, 2012 · Mel Stuart , the Emmy-winning filmmaker and documentarian who tackled such serious subjects as the assassination of John F. Kennedy and mental illness but is perhaps best known for...
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), Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963).
Aug 24, 2012 · Mel Stuart: Director behind Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Stuart's film take on Dahl was not initially a success; it was only later that the public gave it popularity
