Melville Shavelson



First NameMelville
Last NameShavelson
Age90 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 1, 1917
BirthplaceNew York City, New York
Date of DeathAugust 8, 2007
Location of DeathStudio City, California
Star SignAries
Occupation CategoryWriter
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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.


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Filmography

Selected Melville Shavelson film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

1985
Deceptions
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1983
The Other Woman
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1979
Ike: The War Years
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1978
Ike: The War Years
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1976
The Great Houdini
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1975
The Legend of Valentino
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1974
Mixed Company
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1972
The War Between Men and Women
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1972
Here Comes the Judge
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1969
My World and Welcome to It
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1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
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1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
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1963
A New Kind of Love
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1962
The Pigeon That Took Rome
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1961
On the Double
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1960
It Started in Naples
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1959
The Five Pennies
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1958
Houseboat
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1957
Beau James
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1955
The Seven Little Foys
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Other Crew Credits

2000
Backstory
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1953
Make Room for Daddy
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Writer Credits

2005
Yours, Mine and Ours
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1990
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
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1985
Deceptions
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1979
Ike: The War Years
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1978
Ike: The War Years
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1976
The Great Houdini
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1975
The Legend of Valentino
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1974
Mixed Company
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1972
The War Between Men and Women
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1972
Here Comes the Judge
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1971
Shirley's World
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1971
Comedy Playhouse
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1971
Allan
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1970
Three Coins in the Fountain
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1969
My World and Welcome to It
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1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
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1967
Accidental Family
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1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
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1963
A New Kind of Love
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1962
The Pigeon That Took Rome
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1961
On the Double
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1960
It Started in Naples
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1959
The Five Pennies
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1959
Love and Marriage
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1958
Houseboat
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1957
Beau James
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1957
Goodyear Theatre
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1955
The Seven Little Foys
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1954
Living It Up
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1953
Trouble Along the Way
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1953
Make Room for Daddy
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1952
April in Paris
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1952
Room for One More
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1951
Double Dynamite
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1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
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1951
On Moonlight Bay
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1950
Riding High
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1950
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
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1949
Always Leave Them Laughing
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1949
It's a Great Feeling
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1949
Sorrowful Jones
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1949
The Great Lover
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1948
The Paleface
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1947
Where There's Life
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1947
KTLA Premiere
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1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
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1945
Wonder Man
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1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
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1944
The Princess and the Pirate
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1941
Ice-Capades
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Films directed by Melville Shavelson
A New Kind of Love (1963)
Beau James (1957)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Houseboat (1958)
It Started in Naples (1960)
Melville Shavelson
Mixed Company (1974)
On the Double (1961)
The Five Pennies (1959)
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
The War Between Men and Women (1972)
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)