Deceased

How Did Robert Wise Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asRobert Earl Wise, Robert E. WiseGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/09/1914Born inWinchester, Indiana, USADied14/09/2005 (aged 91)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ59821 ↗TMDb#1744 ↗

Robert Earl Wise was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.

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Filmography27 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	For the Love of Star TrekMovie	Self	112
2014	Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMovie	Self (archive footage)	100
2014	Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesMovie	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	100
2009	Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie WoodMovie	Self	95
2003	West Side MemoriesMovie	Self	89
2003	The Andromeda Strain: Making the FilmMovie	Self	89
2002	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesMovie	Self	88
2000	Buñuel in HollywoodMovie	Self	86
1999	Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	85
1998	Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsMovie	Self	84
1997	Lugosi: Hollywood's DraculaMovie	Self	83
1997	Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 YearsMovie	Self	83
1996	The StupidsMovie	Stanley's Neighbor	82
1996	The Battle Over Citizen KaneMovie	Self	82
1996	Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsMovie	Self	82
1996	A Century of Science FictionMovie	Self	82
1995	Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerMovie	Self	81
1994	Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerMovie	Self	80
1990	Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeMovie	Self	76
1989	William Holden: The Golden BoyMovie	Self	75
1986	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalMovie	Self	72
1982	The Orson Welles StoryMovie	Self	68
1971	Film '72Series	Self	57
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	57
1965	Salzburg Sight and SoundMovie	Self	51
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	47
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	39