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Melville Shavelson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 04/01/1917 († 90, 08/08/2007) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family ...

The Seven Little Foys

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1955 | 3.0/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children. ...

Houseboat

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1958 | 3.2/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
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An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results. ...

The Pigeon That Took Rome

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1962 | 2.4/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, War
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Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when thei ...

The Five Pennies

NR

1959 | 3.3/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Melville Shavelson

Valentine Davies Award Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Melville Shavelson as Actor(2)

as himself2009 Tales from the Script
as himself2003 Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

Movies with Melville Shavelson as Crew(60)

Directing/Director1985 Deceptions
Writing/Writer1985 Deceptions
Directing/Director1983 The Other Woman
Directing/Director1979 Ike
Production/Executive Producer1979 Ike
Writing/Writer1979 Ike
Directing/Director1978 Rainbow
Directing/Director1976 The Great Houdinis
Writing/Writer1976 The Great Houdinis
Directing/Director1975 The Legend of Valentino
Writing/Writer1975 The Legend of Valentino
Directing/Director1974 Mixed Company
Writing/Screenplay1974 Mixed Company
Directing/Director1972 Here Comes the Judge
Production/Producer1972 Here Comes the Judge
Writing/Writer1972 Here Comes the Judge
Directing/Director1972 The War Between Men and Women
Writing/Writer1972 The War Between Men and Women
Directing/Director1968 Yours, Mine and Ours
Directing/Director1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Production/Producer1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Writing/Screenplay1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
Directing/Director1963 A New Kind of Love
Production/Producer1963 A New Kind of Love
Writing/Writer1963 A New Kind of Love
Directing/Director1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome
Production/Producer1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome
Writing/Writer1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome
Directing/Director1961 On the Double
Writing/Writer1961 On the Double
Directing/Director1960 It Started in Naples
Writing/Screenplay1960 It Started in Naples
Directing/Director1959 The Five Pennies
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Five Pennies
Directing/Director1958 Houseboat
Writing/Writer1958 Houseboat
Directing/Director1957 Beau James
Writing/Writer1957 Beau James
Directing/Director1955 The Seven Little Foys
Writing/Writer1955 The Seven Little Foys
Writing/Screenplay1954 Living It Up
Production/Producer1953 Trouble Along the Way
Writing/Screenplay1953 Trouble Along the Way
Writing/Writer1952 April in Paris
Writing/Screenplay1952 Room for One More
Writing/Screenplay1951 On Moonlight Bay
Writing/Screenplay1951 Double Dynamite
Writing/Writer1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
Writing/Screenplay1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Writing/Story1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Writing/Writer1949 It's a Great Feeling
Writing/Screenplay1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
Writing/Writer1949 The Great Lover
Writing/Screenplay1949 Sorrowful Jones
Writing/Screenplay1947 Where There's Life
Writing/Story1947 Where There's Life
Writing/Adaptation1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Writing/Writer1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan
Writing/Screenplay1945 Wonder Man
Writing/Screenplay1944 The Princess and the Pirate

TV Shows/Series with Melville Shavelson as Crew(5)

Creator/Creator1972 Shirley's World
Directing/Director1969 My World and Welcome to It
Creator/Creator1969 My World and Welcome to It
Creator/Creator1967 Accidental Family
Creator/Creator1953 The Danny Thomas Show

Full Name: Melville Shavelson
Born: Sunday, 04/01 1917 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 08/08 2007 (August) in Studio City (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cornell University
Children: Richard Shavelson
Other names for Melville Shavelson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mel Shavelson"
Melville Shavelson frequently works together with these people:
Jack Rose (24x, Crew)
Sam Comer (12x, Crew)
Edith Head (9x, Crew)
Bob Hope (8x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (8x, Crew)
Hal Pereira (8x, Crew)
Ray Heindorf (8x, Crew)
Sheldon Leonard (7x, Actor)
Frank Bracht (6x, Crew)
John P. Fulton (5x, Crew)
Joseph J. Lilley (5x, Crew)
David Butler (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:378272, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024