Line #15 Creator/RobertWise


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3	A man who started his career in Hollywood in [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood 1934]], Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was involved with pretty much every major film project, in every studio department, in every major genre that you can possibly imagine.
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5	According to his [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936404/bio bio]] at Website/{{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'', ''Film/TheGayDivorcee'', ''Film/TheInformer'', and ''Film/TopHat'', before moving on to editor of ''Film/BachelorMother'', ''5th Ave Girl'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''Film/MyFavoriteWife,'' and ''Dance, Dance, Dance'', before his first major job on ''Film/CitizenKane'', being handpicked by the the legendary Creator/OrsonWelles. Not known by many, his first directing career was actually on ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'', uncredited, nonetheless, but a major step in a young filmmaker's career.
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7	Genres covered by Wise included science fiction, horror, musical, Western, and war films, with repeat successes within many of those genres. As a director, Wise is remembered for his disciplined work ethic and use of storyboards. Having come up through the technical side of the film industry, Wise had a thoroughgoing familiarity with the technical side of filmmaking. His facility for visual effects dated to his use of Linwood Dunn's advanced new optical printer in compositing matted shots for Citizen Kane, as editor. Wise made extensive and effective use of visual effects not only in science fiction films such as ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'', but in more conventional settings, such as the New York City of ''Film/WestSideStory1961'', and the 1930s disaster setting of ''Film/{{The Hindenburg\|1975}}''.
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10	!!Partial filmography:
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12	* ''Literature/OfHumanBondage'' (1934) - Wise's first job as sound editor.
13	* ''Film/DanceGirlDance'' (1940) - editor
14	* ''Film/CitizenKane'' (1941) - Where Wise first started to get noticed, and appreciated, as a film editor.
15	* ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'' (1942) - editor, director of additional footage, defended his cut against Creator/OrsonWelles's original cut.
16	* ''The Curse of the Film/CatPeople'' (1944) - Wise's directorial debut; he took over after original director Gunther von Fritsch was removed due to falling behind schedule.
17	* ''Film/TheBodySnatcher'' (1945)
18	* ''Film/TheSetUp'' (1949)
19	* ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (1951)
20	* ''Film/TheDesertRats'' (1953)
21	* ''Return to Paradise'' (1953) - His first film as producer.
22	* ''Literature/SoBig'' (1953)
23	* ''Film/ExecutiveSuite'' (1954)
24	* ''Film/HelenOfTroy'' (1956)
25	* ''Film/SomebodyUpThereLikesMe'' (1956)
26	* ''Film/RunSilentRunDeep'' (1958)
27	* ''Film/IWantToLive'' (1958)
28	* ''Film/OddsAgainstTomorrow'' (1959)
29	* ''Film/{{West Side Story\|1961}}'' (1961)
30	* ''[[Film/TheHaunting1963 The Haunting]]'' (1963)
31	* ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' (1965)
32	* ''Film/TheSandPebbles'' (1966)
33	* ''Film/TheAndromedaStrain'' (1971)
34	* ''Film/{{The Hindenburg\|1975}}'' (1975)
35	* ''Literature/AudreyRose'' (1977)
36	* ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' (1979)
37	* ''Film/Wisdom1986'' (1986) - Executive producer.
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40	He also produced the telecast of the 43rd UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies in 1971.

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