About
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director. He won Academy Awards as Best Director for The Sound of Music (1965) and West Side Story (1961) as well as nominations as Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and Best Picture for The Sand Pebbles (1966). Among his other films are Born to Kill; Destination Gobi; The Hindenburg; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Run Silent, Run Deep; The Andromeda Strain; The Set-Up; The Haunting; and The Body Snatcher. Wise's working period spanned the 1930s to the 1990s.
Filmography
A Storm in Summer2000 · Director
Rooftops1989 · Director
Wisdom1986 · Executive Producer
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979 · Director
Audrey Rose1977 · Director
The Hindenburg1975 · Director, Producer
Two People1973 · Director, Producer
Happy Birthday, Wanda June1971 · Producer
The Andromeda Strain1971 · Producer, Director
The Baby Maker1970 · Executive Producer
Star!1968 · Director
The Sand Pebbles1966 · Director, Producer
The Sound of Music1965 · Director, Producer
The Haunting1963 · Director, Producer
Two for the Seesaw1962 · Director, Co-Producer
West Side Story1961 · Director
Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · Producer, Director
I Want to Live!1958 · Director
Run Silent, Run Deep1958 · Director
Until They Sail1957 · Director