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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...
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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.
Aug 16, 2007 · MELVILLE SHAVELSON was a top writer, director and producer for the stars of Hollywood. The 1950s were good times for making movies. Shavelson was a busy man when the studios were each turning out up to 52 films a year - and he was still writing, producing and directing after the system had radically altered.
Jul 8, 2008 · Mel was born, fittingly for a gag writer, on April Fools' Day, 1917 as Melville Shavelson. The multi-talented wit said of his birthplace, an apartment in Brooklyn above his father's toy store, "I left as soon as I found out where I was."
Visual History Homepage. View: Highlights. Full Interview. Search By Topic or Keyword. Melville Shavelson reflects on his longtime creative partnership with Bob Hope, and how he believed Hope deserved greater appreciation for his performance in Beau James, which Shavelson co-wrote and directed.
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 ...
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Aug 9, 2007 · Studio City, CA — Melville Shavelson, a prolific writer of both feature films and numerous television productions, as well as a director, producer and three-time president of the Writers Guild of America, West, died Wednesday of natural causes in his Studio City home. He was 90.
