Melville Shavelson
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-04-01 (90 years old)
Deathday
2007-08-08
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Mel Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Biography
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 ...
Acting
Production
1958
as Director
1958
as Writer
1944
as Screenplay
1949
as Writer
1955
as Writer
1955
as Director
1966
as Director
1945
as Screenplay
1952
as Writer
1953
as Screenplay
1968
as Director
1951
as Screenplay
1963
as Writer
1963
as Director
1951
as Writer
1960
as Director
1960
as Screenplay
1947
as Story
1947
as Screenplay
1959
as Director
1951
as Screenplay
1961
as Director
1957
as Director
1946
as Adaptation
1983
as Director
1950
as Story
1950
as Screenplay
1949
as Writer
1949
as Screenplay
1962
as Writer
1962
as Director
1972
as Director
1974
as Director
1974
as Screenplay
1979
as Writer
1976
as Director
1976
as Writer
1961
as Writer
1975
as Director
1972
as Director
1972
as Producer
1972
as Writer
1978
as Director
1949
as Screenplay
1972
as Writer
1979
as Director
1979
as Executive Producer
1952
as Screenplay
1953
as Producer
1975
as Writer
1945
as Writer
1962
as Producer
1963
as Producer
1968
as Screenplay
1957
as Writer
1954
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1966
as Producer
1959
as Screenplay
1985
as Writer
1985
as Director
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