What is Mel Stuart?
{{infobox person | name = Mel Stuart | image = | birth_name = Stuart Solomon | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|9|2}} | birth_place = [[New York City, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|8|9|1928|9|2}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Cancer]] | nationality = American | years_active = 1963 &ndash; 2000 | occupation = Director, producer | awards = '''[[Golden Globe Award]]''' }} '''Mel Stuart''' (born '''Stuart Solomon'''; September 2, 1928 &ndash; August 9, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] director and producer who is known for directing such movies as; ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[Two is a Happy Number]]'', and ''[[Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135]]''. Stuart's career worked for 37 years from 1963 until he retired in 2000. Stuart was born on September 2, 1928 in [[New York City, New York]]. He was related to the TV producer [[David L. Wolper]]. Stuart died on August 9, 2012 in his [[Beverly Hills, California]] home from [[cancer]], he was 83 years old.<ref name=bbcobi>{{cite news |title=Willy Wonka director Mel Stuart dies at 83 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19210701 |accessdate= August 10, 2012 |newspaper=BBC |date= August 10, 2012}}</ref> Stuart's first cousin was [[Stan Lee]]. ==Movies== '''Directed:''' * ''[[Four Days in November]]'' (1964) * ''[[If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium]]'' (1969) * ''[[I Love My Life]]'' * ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' (1971) * ''[[Two is a Happy Number]]'' (1972) * ''[[Wattstax]]'' (1974) * ''[[Brenda Starr]]'' (TV) (1976) * ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' (TV) (1977) * ''[[Ruby and Oswald]]'' (TV) (1978) * ''[[Mean Dog Blues]]'' (1978) * ''[[The Chisholms]]'' (TV) (1980) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDB name|0835799}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Mel}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:American movie