Robert Wise

Directing

1944 — 1979 · 25 films

Lived

10 September 1914 — d. 2005

From

Winchester, Indiana, USA

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).