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Wise<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/771/000106453/" class=proflink>10-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/913/000105598/" class=proflink>1914</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/659/000080419/" class=proflink>Winchester, IN</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/144/000106823/" class=proflink>14-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/515/000106197/" class=proflink>2005</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/582/000069375/" class=proflink>Los Angeles, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Cremated<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Sound of Music</i><p><b>Wife:</b> Patricia Doyle (m. 1942, d. 22-Sep-1975)<br><b>Wife:</b> Millicent Franklin (m. 1977, until his death)<br><p> <a href="/org/969/000205354/">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> President (1985-88)<br> <a href="/org/895/000132499/">EMILY's List</a> <br> <a href="/honors/469/000032373/">American Film Institute Life Achievement Award</a> 1998<br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1966 for <i>The Sound of Music</i><br> <a href="/honors/902/000044770/">National Medal of Arts</a> 1992<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/083/000140660/">A Storm in Summer (18-Jan-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/332/000137918/">Rooftops (17-Mar-1989)</a> <br> <a href="/films/323/000042197/">Star Trek: The Motion Picture (7-Dec-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/453/000038339/">Audrey Rose (6-Apr-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/671/000038557/">The Hindenburg (25-Dec-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/743/000034641/">Two People (18-Mar-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/520/000036412/">The Andromeda Strain (12-Mar-1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/127/000067923/">Star! (18-Jul-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/955/000033856/">The Sand Pebbles (20-Dec-1966)</a> <br> <a href="/films/865/000036757/">The Sound of Music (2-Mar-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/851/000039734/">The Haunting (18-Sep-1963)</a> <br> <a href="/films/696/000092420/">Two for the Seesaw (21-Nov-1962)</a> <br> <a href="/films/591/000036483/">West Side Story (18-Oct-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/957/000040837/">Odds Against Tomorrow (15-Oct-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/275/000039158/">I Want to Live! (18-Nov-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/920/000034818/">Run Silent Run Deep (27-Mar-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/552/000033453/">Until They Sail (8-Oct-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/761/000034659/">This Could Be the Night (14-May-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/206/000033107/">Somebody Up There Likes Me (3-Jul-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/304/000083055/">Tribute to a Bad Man (30-Mar-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/907/000067706/">Helen of Troy (25-Jan-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/926/000033827/">Executive Suite (6-May-1954)</a> <br> <a href="/films/823/000242097/">So Big (21-Oct-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/469/000203857/">Destination Gobi (11-May-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/232/000033133/">The Desert Rats (8-May-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/347/000209717/">Something for the Birds (Oct-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/045/000219385/">The Captive City (26-Mar-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/307/000037196/">The Day the Earth Stood Still (18-Sep-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/343/000091070/">The House on Telegraph Hill (13-May-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/384/000119027/">Three Secrets (20-Oct-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/814/000261031/">Two Flags West (12-Oct-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/493/000065298/">The Set-Up (29-Mar-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/235/000033136/">Blood on the Moon (9-Nov-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/504/000264709/">Mystery in Mexico (21-Aug-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/820/000038706/">Born to Kill (3-May-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/864/000269057/">Criminal Court (15-Nov-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/244/000223572/">A Game of Death (23-Nov-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/434/000063245/">The Body Snatcher (25-May-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/195/000041072/">The Curse of the Cat People (2-Mar-1944)</a> <br> <a href="/films/941/000257170/">Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/232/000034130/">The Stupids (8-Aug-1996)</a> · Stanley's Neighbor<br> <a href="/films/749/000251993/">Visions of Light (14-May-1992)</a> · Himself<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=32364"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=32364">Robert Wise</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=32364" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>