- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- April 1, 1917
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 8, 2007
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 Be…
Filmography
movieTales from the Script
2009 · Self
Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter
movieBob Hope: The Road to Laughter
2003 · Himself
movieClark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996 · Self
movieDeceptions
1985 · Director, Writer
tvDeceptions
1985 · Director
movieThe Other Woman
1983 · Director
movieIke
1979 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer
tvIke
1979 · Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
movieRainbow
1978 · Director
movieThe Great Houdinis
1976 · Director, Writer
movieThe Legend of Valentino
1975 · Director, Writer
movieMixed Company
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Here Comes the Judge
movieHere Comes the Judge
1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe War Between Men and Women
1972 · Director, Writer
tvShirley's World
1972 · Creator
tvMy World and Welcome to It
1969 · Director, Creator
movieYours, Mine and Ours
1968 · Director, Screenplay
tvAccidental Family
1967 · Creator
movieCast a Giant Shadow
1966 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieA New Kind of Love
1963 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieOn the Double
1961 · Director, Writer
movieIt Started in Naples
1960 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Five Pennies
1959 · Director, Screenplay
movieHouseboat
1958 · Director, Writer
movieBeau James
1957 · Director, Writer
movieThe Seven Little Foys
1955 · Director, Writer
movieLiving It Up
1954 · Screenplay
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Creator
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953 · Screenplay, Producer
movieApril in Paris
1952 · Writer
movieRoom for One More
1952 · Screenplay
movieDouble Dynamite
1951 · Screenplay
movieI'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · Writer
movieOn Moonlight Bay
1951 · Screenplay
movieThe Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950 · Screenplay, Story
movieAlways Leave Them Laughing
1949 · Screenplay
movieThe Great Lover
1949 · Writer
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949 · Writer
movieSorrowful Jones
1949 · Screenplay
movieWhere There's Life
1947 · Screenplay, Story
movieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Adaptation
movieHollywood Victory Caravan
1945 · Writer
movieWonder Man
1945 · Screenplay
movieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944 · Screenplay