About
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.
Filmography
Deceptions1985 · Writer, Director
The Other Woman1983 · Director
Ike1979 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Rainbow1978 · Director
The Great Houdinis1976 · Director, Writer
The Legend of Valentino1975 · Director, Writer
Mixed Company1974 · Director, Screenplay
Here Comes the Judge1972 · Director, Producer, Writer
The War Between Men and Women1972 · Director, Writer
Yours, Mine and Ours1968 · Director, Screenplay
Cast a Giant Shadow1966 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
A New Kind of Love1963 · Writer, Director, Producer
The Pigeon That Took Rome1962 · Writer, Director, Producer
On the Double1961 · Director, Writer
It Started in Naples1960 · Director, Screenplay
The Five Pennies1959 · Director, Screenplay
Houseboat1958 · Director, Writer
Beau James1957 · Director, Writer
The Seven Little Foys1955 · Writer, Director
Living It Up1954 · Screenplay