Robert Wise

Director

Birthday September 10, 1914

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Winchester, IN

DEATH DATE Sep 14, 2005 (91)

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About

Director of West Side Story and The Sound of Music, the latter earning him the Oscar for Best Director in 1965.

Before Fame

He worked as a sound and music editor for RKO Radio Pictures.

Trivia

He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane.

Family Life

He married second wife Millicent Wise in 1977.

Associated With

He directed Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.