Robert Stevenson
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Review: Mary Poppins retains her ageless magic...Mary Poppins as his magnum opus. Studio regulars - the fraternal songwriting team of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, director Robert Stevenson and screenwriters Bill Walsh and Don Da Gradi - hit career highs with the film. Arguably... In this article: Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins, Walt Disney, Gosford Park, Cameron Mackintosh, Julie Andrews, Oscar, Olivier Award, and George Stiles |
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Robert Stevenson (March 31 1905 – April 30 1986) was an English film writer and director. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society, he moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson received a nomination for Best Director Oscar.
Stevenson married Anna Lee in 1934. They moved to the Hollywood in 1939, where he remained for many years. They had two daughters, Venetia and Caroline, before divorcing in March, 1944.
He married Frances Howard sometime after the death of her first husband Samuel Goldwyn and they later divorced.
- Birth Date:
- March 31, 1905
- Birthplace:
- Buxton, Derbyshire, England
- Death Date:
- April 30, 1986
- Place of Death:
- Santa Barbara, California
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