Melville Shavelson
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Melville Shavelson was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood comedies and dramas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melville Shavelson canonical | 11 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-08-08 ⓘ |
| directed |
Beau James
NERFINISHED
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Cast a Giant Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Houseboat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike: The War Years NERFINISHED ⓘ It Started in Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Double NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Houdinis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Little Foys NERFINISHED ⓘ Yours, Mine and Ours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cornell University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shavelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Writers Guild of America, West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Melville Shavelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hollywood comedies
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Hollywood dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beau James
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Cast a Giant Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Houseboat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike: The War Years NERFINISHED ⓘ It Started in Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Double NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Houdinis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Little Foys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Esther Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Yours, Mine and Ours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ memoirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ Studio City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Writers Guild of America, West ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lynn Shavelson
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Shavelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| wrote |
Beau James
NERFINISHED
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Cast a Giant Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ Houseboat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike: The War Years NERFINISHED ⓘ It Started in Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Double NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Houdinis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven Little Foys NERFINISHED ⓘ Yours, Mine and Ours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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