Melville Shavelson

Melville Shavelson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. He came to Hollywood in 1938 as one of comedian Bob Hope's joke writers, a job he held for the next five years. He is responsible for the screenplays of such Hope films as The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Where There's Life (1947), The Great Lover (1949), and Sorrowful Jones (1949), which also starred Lucille Ball. Shavelson was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay -- first for 1955's The Seven Little Foys, starring Hope in a rare dramatic role, and then for 1958's Houseboat. He shared both nominations with Jack Rose. He also directed both films. Other films he wrote and directed include Beau James (1957), The Five Pennies (1959) for which he won a Screen Writers Guild Award, It Started in Naples (1960), On the Double (1961), The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962), A New Kind of Love (1963), Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), and Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), which starred Henry Fonda and again with Lucille Ball. The film, a comedy about a widow (Lucille Ball) and a widower (Henry Fonda) raising 18 children together. When Ms. Ball later asked Mr. Shavelson how he enjoyed directing her, The Associated Press reported, he replied, “Lucy, this is the first time I ever made a film with 19 children.” Ms. Ball was not amused. In addition to his film work, Shavelson created two Emmy award-winning television series and wrote for a dozen Academy Award shows. He also wrote,produced and co-directed the six-hour ABC screenplay to the 1979 television miniseries Ike about Dwight D. Eisenhower, based on the World War II exploits of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. He also wrote, miniseries Ike, The War Years. Shavelson's autobiography, published by BearManor Media in April 2007, is entitled How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Trying, P.S. - You Can't! Shavelson wrote several other books, including, with Mr. Hope, “Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me: Bob Hope’s Comedy History of the United States” (Putnam, 1990), and How to Make a Jewish Movie (1971), a memoir of his experiences while producing and directing Cast a Giant Shadow, and the Hollywood-themed novel Lualda (1973). Shavelson was a noted instructor at USC's Master of Professional Writing Program from 1998-2006. He taught screenwriting, who often cracked to his students, "I'm a writer by choice, a producer by necessity and a director in self-defense." Shavelson's first wife, Lucille, died in 2000. He was married to his second wife, Ruth Florea, from 2001 until his death in 2007. He had two children, Lynne Joiner and Richard Shavelson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melville Shavelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Populariteit : 1.667
  • Bekend om : Writing
  • Verjaardag : 1917-04-01
  • Geboorteplaats : New York City, New York, USA
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Melville Shavelson Films

  • 2009
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    Tales from the Script

    Tales from the Script

    6.7 2009 HD

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  • 2003
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    Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

    Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1996
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    Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

    Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1958
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    Houseboat

    Houseboat

    6.4 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Houseboat

    Houseboat

    6.4 1958 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Princess and the Pirate

    The Princess and the Pirate

    6.7 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    It's a Great Feeling

    It's a Great Feeling

    5.9 1949 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Little Foys

    The Seven Little Foys

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Little Foys

    The Seven Little Foys

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1966
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    Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

    6.3 1966 HD

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  • 1945
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    Wonder Man

    Wonder Man

    6.6 1945 HD

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  • 1953
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    Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    April in Paris

    April in Paris

    4.9 1952 HD

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  • 1968
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    Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

    6.8 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    On Moonlight Bay

    On Moonlight Bay

    6.4 1951 HD

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  • 1963
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    A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

    6.183 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

    6.183 1963 HD

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  • 1951
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    I'll See You in My Dreams

    I'll See You in My Dreams

    4.7 1951 HD

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  • 1960
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    It Started in Naples

    It Started in Naples

    6.3 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    It Started in Naples

    It Started in Naples

    6.3 1960 HD

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  • 1947
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    Where There's Life

    Where There's Life

    5.6 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Where There's Life

    Where There's Life

    5.6 1947 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Five Pennies

    The Five Pennies

    6.7 1959 HD

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  • 1951
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    Double Dynamite

    Double Dynamite

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    On the Double

    On the Double

    6.9 1961 HD

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  • 1957
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    Beau James

    Beau James

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

    3.5 1983 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Great Lover

    The Great Lover

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Sorrowful Jones

    Sorrowful Jones

    6.1 1949 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1972
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    The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

    6.273 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Mixed Company

    Mixed Company

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Mixed Company

    Mixed Company

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    Ike

    Ike

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Great Houdinis

    The Great Houdinis

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Great Houdinis

    The Great Houdinis

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1961
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    On the Double

    On the Double

    6.9 1961 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

    5.5 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Here Comes the Judge

    Here Comes the Judge

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Here Comes the Judge

    Here Comes the Judge

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Here Comes the Judge

    Here Comes the Judge

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1978
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    Rainbow

    Rainbow

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  • 1949
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    Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

    4.3 1949 HD

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  • 1972
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    The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

    6.273 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Ike

    Ike

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Ike

    Ike

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1952
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    Room for One More

    Room for One More

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Legend of Valentino

    The Legend of Valentino

    5.5 1975 HD

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  • 1945
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    Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

    5.222 1945 HD

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  • 1963
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    A New Kind of Love

    A New Kind of Love

    6.183 1963 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1968
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    Yours, Mine and Ours

    Yours, Mine and Ours

    6.8 1968 HD

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  • 1957
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    Beau James

    Beau James

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1954
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    Living It Up

    Living It Up

    6.4 1954 HD

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  • 1966
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    Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

    6.3 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

    6.3 1966 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Five Pennies

    The Five Pennies

    6.7 1959 HD

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  • 1985
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    Deceptions

    Deceptions

    6.7 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Deceptions

    Deceptions

    6.7 1985 HD

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    6.233 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

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