A man who has been with Hollywood since
1934, Robert Wise has pretty much been involved with every major film project, in every studio department, in every major genre that you can possibly imagine. According to his
bio
at IMDB, Wise worked several odd jobs at RKO until someone noticed his talent as a sound editor, and the rest is history. From 1934-35, he worked as a sound editor (vastly uncredited) for movies like
Of Human Bondage,
The Gay Divorcee,
The Informer, and
Top Hat, before moving on to editor of
Bachelor Mother,
5th Ave Girl,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
My Favorite Wife, and
Dance, Dance, Dance, before his first major job on
Citizen Kane, being handpicked by the the legendary
Orson Welles. Not known by many, his first directing career was actually on
The Magnificent Ambersons, uncredited, nonetheless, but a major step in a young filmmaker's career.
Several of Robert Wise's major film roles include:
He also produced the telecast of the 43rd
Academy Awards ceremonies in 1971.